New York City Marathon

R.M. Dolin, February 28, 2024

My vector turns 
decidedly east
to await horizons
hidden in
the promise of shadows.
It's still winter with
the race nine months out
but already my runs
grow increasingly long,
as if it's possible
to outlast demons
forever at my heels
or memories of her touch
that linger in the recurrence
of moments ago.