Always Running

My life is a track

Endless pain that would start numbing

The odds will always stack

From KoreaTown to South Central

My life was not easy

Survival became essential

Staring at walls filled with graffiti

Running was the only thing that kept me sane

It taught me how to be confident

Ignore complications in my brain

Running brought me happiness

It really showed me the way

Running is my life

It would never betray

Unlike people running will always stay

Ask me who my mentor is

The choice of running will never stray

The spirit of running is my mentor

That answer will always be clear

Running will never feel like a chore

Because it has gotten me to a new frontier

And now you know why running is my mentor

Running gave me the ultimate life lessons

That I shall never ignore