endorphins

this person running at the gym
she does it not because she needs to stay
fit
she does it not because she wants to look
hot
she does it not because she has to appear
younger
or
healthier
(physically),
as all these barriers have been leaped over &
from the outside she looks like
she’s walking tall amongst the flock of the
wretched
where she’s envied by most that come in contact with her
for one reason or another,
but she hides a secret inside
why it is that she runs so much
why it is that she exercises until
the cows come home
(moooooooooooooooo) &
that is because it causes endorphins to
rush to her head &
swish throughout her body,
bringing her to a natural high
that would be clichéd to even remark of
if it didn’t really work &
the doctors say that when she feels good
that she should watch herself
because her illness might be stirring up again,
so she runs quietly,
pushing her body to the limit &
shuddering joyfully as the energy
courses through her veins &
the pain in her mind goes away
for one more day.