The Escape

My lungs heave.
I ignore them.
My legs burn.
I pay no mind.
My body cries and pleads
"Stop!"
My mind screams, ordering
"Run!"

I need to escape
I need to leave.
The only way I know how is to run.
I didn't know where I am
How I got here, or why.
I only know I need to run.

I can hear them
Closing the gap between me
And my freedom.
They could catch me.

They are faster and stronger.
They are as determined as I
To keep me a part of their nightmare
As I am determined to escape it.