Unnamed

take off your shoes
and run down the sidewalk
sock-footed
in the fluorescent lights
illumination in the night

i wrestle with my
self
am i that type of person?
am i
that
adventurous?

i want to be.

reach down
then hesitate

look around

see the strangers
walking down behind

i do not want to be
trapped
in a prison
of false judgements

dont let them shackle you
before you
chain them

wait a few seconds
until they disappear
wait a few seconds till
you are alone

rip off your shoes
laces
unraveled
converse in hand
and run

cold biting
thread
breath in your
body
run

slow to a stop
jump
up
the stairs

open the door
quietly

place your shoes down
silently

walk down the hall
loudly

the tension within you released.