Running.

"Run!" They said.

"Go as far as you can!"

Was that a dark gloomy voice?

Or was it something bright that you heard?

Run.. Away or forward?

"Go! Run faster! Don't stop! It'll catch up on you..."

What exactly are you running away from?

What is "It"?

Stop listening to the dark gloomy voice.

The one that sounds like death is catching up.

As if failure is at your door step.

It'll never help you.

Amongst all your complaints, your cries and messy thoughts, pace yourself and just stop.

While you were "arguing" in your head, there is a still small voice speaking.

Beckoning you towards another direction.

Or perhaps urging you to keep moving forward, towards that pinhole of light and hope.

A still small voice, that can be heard when you stop all your complaints and fear-talks.

Towards a direction of hope and future.

Stop. Stop running away.

Instead, run forward. Run towards.

Running away doesn't solve any of your problems.

It just develops a layer of illusion around you.

But once you face it, over time, hurts will heal.

And you no longer have to be afraid of whatever dwells in the past.

Run. But only forward, never away.