Black Dogs

And I thought
Unpleasant memories
Replace them with reality

And I thought
About flying fists and deadly diseases
Replace these thoughts with comforting dreams

Keep running into imaginary obstacles

And I thought I gained a lot of knowledge
On subjects I've never touched
And I thought they all were evil
They were not

Keep running into imaginary obstacles

And I wrote a thousand poems I didn't like
And then I blamed the ink
Denied I knew who was guilty
Though she has my fingerprints
And I've bruised myself on asphalt
Even though I always run on grass
Black dogs are gaining on me
'Cause I chose to never run fast