Don’t Run… #Poetry

Image by Peggychoucair from Pixabay ~ Poem by Anita Dawes 2022
Don’t Run


I run around the world
Searching for something
that’s behind, tapping me 
on the shoulder
the faster I run
the harder they tap
the wind whispers
turn around
it’s all there, waiting for you
I stop, I turn, I stare
Into the mirror
I hear, don’t run…


©AnitaDawes2022