Hey, Lexi

A discussion about current events with a certain paraplegic track runner.

Hey, Lexi

Did you hear? Freckled boy’s off early

Heading northward, filling new faces with mirth

Back by the thaw with fresh zeal

Impressive, thought it doesn’t interest me

 

Smoke-braided girl grew! Inky cotton swirling skyward

Seasonal tempest, ebbing closer, farther, closer,

farther still, towards the celestial throne room

But hey, I could have beaten her there

 

Surely, mouse boy remembers our scavenging days

Dumpster side rendezvous were my favorite! Though

not Redwall troupe’s taste, neither his

That’s fine, I didn’t need him anyway

 

Who didn’t give the lazing lioness berth?

Bounding through caramel savannas, roaring at whim

She might relish in her pride

But I never feared her

 

 

I still envision the black ice man

One night, losing everything, frozen in childhood

Gliding from skyscrapers, guarding peace. I’m sure

I could remake his glossy-page dynasty

 

You could too, right? The invincible cheetah

who cheated death and outpaced it still

Neither churning waters stained red

nor splintered bone could slow your stride

With an undying smile to shame starlight

Astonishing, breath-taking, but I have you beat:

You could never run away from your problems

half as fast as me

Author's Note

I wrote this as part of an English project last year around the time of graduation, and wanted to throw it up to gauge my current skill. I can't tell whether this is awful and gagging on abstractness or if it's actually kinda good. Honest feedback is appreciated!