Finish Lines Poem by Erica Hemenway

This is a race.
A race to the end.
Push! Push! Push!
Harder, faster, longer!
Push it to the end.
Arms pumping
Lungs burning
Heart thumping
Body aching
Push it to the end!
Feel the pain, relish the burn.
The dawning finish,
closer all the time.
The last stretch, reaching.
Harder, faster than ever before.
It's time to be done,
collapsing over the line,
falling into peace.
A new, relaxing harmony.
It's over...a new beginning.