Maria Leonardo - Ode to the Marathoner

You don't have to be,
Just because someone else has been
yet, that is the only way you see,
by living out a memory
Their measurement, their standard;
being the best that they can be
This is how you lead your life;
to them, gratefully

Maria Leonardo

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