coasting east

i ran..
ran as fast as i could..
ran along the beach..
ran through the windy air..
under the night sky..
i ran...
to free myself of you.

as if you were the the dirt on my soles the waves easily washed..
as if you were the sweat in my skin the air could quickly dry.
as if you were the distance i passed and conquered..
as if you were the deep breaths i strongly exhaled..
as if you were the strength i blatantly exhausted..

but you weren't.
instead,
you became the crushing sound of waves i missed hearing..
you were the cold air that i wonderfully felt all over..
you were the long pathway ahead that i still wanted to run..
you were the salty seabreeze i inhaled smoothly..
you were the contentment i gained from lost energy..

i wanted to run to forget you...
but in the end..
i aimed to run again...
to remember you.