Since I was young

I am on the run

Now, more old,

I am still running,

so I am told

I ran away from that,

that ran towards me

Upon reflection, I can see

how I was getting lost

in loneliness and fear

and rejecting even that,

that was dear

Running is my freedom

from the prison of my fate,

and the buried past

which keeps a live debate

and reminds of something

which stayed behind

Now I speed along malaligned

Running is my surname

Loss and pain, a restless brain,

a song  in minor

with a sad refrain

Sometimes a tear in private

often I am running with disquiet

A constant fear to be too late

Imagine dreams thus escape?

The death of me is any wait

Therefore, night and day

I follow and obey

Running is my way,

bluffing also is okay

I run even though

my running days are done

But,

some say it looks like tumbling now

’cause all my pose is gone

The further that I disappear

the happier I be, — I think

But, there are teardrops in my ink

as happiness runs too,

from the one who runs

from you

Running, — my escape

towards a destination called ‘Away’

Tumbling, a persuasive way

to stay and not forsake

*Picture credit: The Emoji Movie