Runner’s High
Some get a runner’s high
I get a sore back
and mild depression
aching legs and an
unleavened ego
Bring me cake and Ozempic
as I wash myself
with a rag on a stick
Thoughts
I’ve been back on Zwift for as long as I’ve been writing these poems and I can tell you something for nothing: I don’t like it. I like the thought of staying fit and remaining strong and supple in old age but I take no joy from it. Where is my runner’s high? Are the people who get this actually on drugs? Maybe that is the secret? Maybe I need to use a motorbike instead?
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