start over at the finish line
her feet knocks the ground over and over again on a quick thud and her heartbeat is in her ears
she feels it catching up on her with a shrieking cry and
the crowds are roaring they're a shining mirror and she sees herself
a girl with determination in her eyes
her eyebrows are thick with sweat and her hair is half down
she feels a boiling foogy breath on the back of her neck and it is whispering to her
you can't do it
you can't beat me
you aren't good enough
and she has miles to go but in the horizon a yellow banner is there and it is SCREAMING at her
so she doesn't walk with an air of confidence no she's
going
going
GONE
and her cheeks are red and she's breathing heavy and she doesn't stop
because the girl with determination in her eyes sees a finish line and it's there
in big black letters on the sleek yellow strip it says WINNER
and this time she won't lose