The Typewriter Rodeo takes requests — and this one came from a Texas Standard listener training for a marathon.
RUNNING (for Stefany)
You start out
With those feet fresh and springy
Raedy to take on
Even the toughest trail
And you hit that first
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Slow it up
Just a bit
But still brimming
With strong-step strength
And so it goes
Incline and decline
Straightaway and curve
Breath getting as short
As your stride
And sure
Yes
You could
stop
Catch that breath
And recharge
Or —
You can lean in
Crank up that running fight song
On your playlist
And realize that you’ve got it —
That strength
To always take
Just one more
Step.
