Legs

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Legs burn muscle

over hills and byways

highways stretching on the horizon

teeming with cars

hell-bent on winning the race

the race of human want

want that crashes without brakes

still, I beat the road

pounding legs on shoe rubber lanes

racing the clock

to stay in the game

gridlock metal that knows

no shame

refusing to budge, I remain

leg-muscled-highway

drive through wind and rain

all steel and rubber

screeching in pain

the race of human want

futile gain.

©️Jay Mora-Shihadeh

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