Run, run, run!

He is chasing me, oh my God, he is chasing me! I'm running as fast as I can, but that guy just doesn't seem to get tired. Maybe I should stop running, damn I'm getting tired. Still, I should hold on and try to get rid of him. I've been running for 5 miles, and still he is there. At times I can see him lose some ground, but he keeps regaining strength. And now he almost caught up with me, he tries grabbing me. He grabs my coat, thank God I can escape from it. He holds still, I look behind me. I see him getting smaller, surely he gave up. Ok, he is out of sight. Let me walk and breath, find some peace.

Ah, there is the bus stop. People, safety. What a relief. How good it feels to sit on the bus, just 20 more minutes and I'm back home, my safe place. All that is left is a 500 m walk from the bus stop, nothing can go wrong there. It's over, you see? It's not bad to run, you can run away from bad things. I'll take a little nap, 2 stops left. Let me say thanks to the bus driver, I escaped danger, I'm happy. See you next time, and thanks.

I get out of the bus, I breath deeply. I start walking to my house. I hear people get off the bus, they walk in the other direction. I hear nothing. I can see my house, I can hear footsteps. I keep looking straight, don't look back. It's nothing. The steps are getting faster, I hear breathing. I can't keep ignoring it, I look over my shoulder. I can see a guy dressed in my coat. He keeps breathing, what can I do? If I enter my house, he knows where I live. I start running, I run past my home. I keep running, he keeps chasing me.

I look for the next harbour, the next safe place filled with people. I try to get lost in the crowd, he won't find me in a crowd. I run into a bar, I'm amongst plenty of people now, I'm safe. He won't find me here. How long shall I keep running? When will I face him, ask what it is he wants? Perhaps he will devour me when I do that, finish me, oh lord! One day I will stop running and face him, but for now let me run. I need to run! I'm so tired but here I go again: run, run, run!