Seven

**I dunno it just came to me and i wrote it fast so if it sucks that would be why he he...but yeah..please read, vote and comment if you have the time xD*

close your eyes and count to six...
so simple a concept...yet so Divine.
my eyes are closed...my breathing is hushed.
and as my chest lightly lifts up and down.
with my fast beating heart encased within the hollow shell.
all i see is the faces rushing past.
the faces in the blur of the busy city streets from day to day.
the ones i will never know...yet haven't taken the time to get to know.
The faces of the past..slowly fading behind me.
chasing after me and telling me to slow down.
and as i smash my rear view mirror and press the pedal to the floor
i will speed ahead until i get to where i want to go.
and as i run all of the red lights in the long stretch..
the gas tank is running on empty..as the mile markers fade behind
and the desert sun is shining on my glistening skin..
and my breathing gets heavier..as i walk the windy roads all alone.
not a sound but that of my own and the vultures soaring overhead.
as they watch me with their devious eyes.
knowing what they want...knowing what they are not going to get.
for everyday...whether i realize it or not..i face these vultures.
Those that look upon me with eyes of pure lust for failure.
those who pray against prayers for me to fall and crumble.
And maybe today is the day where i reach seven...and tell myself...
i won't let them.

© Jenna Elphick
August 3 2006