Don’t we all want to run the perfect lap
as fast as we can with out looking back
up out of bed and into the night to discover the perfect night
I want to run the perfect lap much like Paul who ran his
I’m afraid I fall short and exchange gas for my flesh
and death for my life
hoping to get ahead
I think we all want to run that perfect lap
faster and faster and faster
adrenaline pumping
gears ripping
I will be the lap man I will eclipse every runner
if only my car was fast faster than slower
my engine is clogged with all their manure
I try to shake it off but its encapsulated
weighed down by my ankles
locked to the ground
firm to the corners
pushing for the crown
I’ve tried and I’ve tried until all I had left was nothing and nothing can’t get you too far
Gas I need Gas in this old rugged car.
Into the night and out on the street
lights are not light more like disease
without them we wouldn’t know whom to compare
in this race this race we all would be laid bare
and maybe that’s it
just sweet humility
so that we’ll all stop racing
and find unity


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