Feelings from Young Runner by Alabama Deathwalk

just because you don’t choose them
doesn’t mean you’re the bad kind
just because there’s no future
you don’t have to forget

first the shame
then the guilt came
with the lies close behind
but the truth you must cling to
is the world record time
you held your breath

just because you feel joy now
doesn’t mean you’re the bad kind
just because you’re not blameless
there’s no penance you owe

you tried putting a bandaid
on a black & blue arm
but admitting the falsehood
is the way to reset
to heal
to cope

feel what you must
open to hear it
don’t skip to the last page
open don’t fear it
to heal it

• Rock
• New Braunfels