Floating

It is pre sunrise

Dark, cool like the first days of spring

I set the playlist to soft tunes

Starting off with a slow jog

Feet hitting the pavement

Air filling my lungs

Inhale, exhale

Inhale, exhale

My legs feel like I’m gliding

Cruising on the walking path near my home

And it hits me

I am floating

Smoothly propelling myself inch by inch

Gone are the pains I usually feel running

A side cramp

Aching feet

Burning thighs

A cluttered mind

Gone

It’s just me

Coasting on auto pilot

I look straight forward

Confident of the path I have chosen for myself

8 miles pass the Kroger

By the Chic-Fil-a

BY the beautiful houses on the water

8 miles

A once daunting idea

A once impossible task….

And, here I am

Coasting, cruising, gliding

Running

Gratitude courses through my veins

For the ability for the second chance

Ability to transform my body into something healthier, stronger, more capable

I am thankful for life after the attempt

I am thankful for the bed I will run back too