to, not from



... (distinctions)

*

today I felt the need,
the need to move away;
this place is much too close
and reeks of yesterday.

you say I should prefer
to outlast, to endure
– not clamor to escape
the demons at the door;

but it’s not the same as running –
there’s a diff’rence between flight
and the things you have to do
to get back to the light.

  • apreziosi

    There's a difference between running from something and running to something.

  • http://twitter.com/add74 Al Denton

    I like it. There's definitely a difference between running away and trying to get back to the light. Good work.

  • http://www.nonbreakingspace.com howard

    and after I posted this, it occurred to me that there isn’t necessarily any dishonor in running from something either.

  • http://nonbreakingspace.com/ howard

    thanks — while I wrote this geared to the idea of running to being better than running from, it has occurred to me that running away can sometimes be a worthy effort unto itself. which makes me think i should try writing something about that too

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