Against the Wind

 Against the Wind

By johnclarestokes

Left to us, we would take the 

Wind-aided time,

Eclipsing the record

But then, the mark would not go into the books

The one who ran into the wind

Would win

With an asterisk beside our name

He ran faster than anyone ever did

But it didn't count

The wind is not your friend

If you would coerce him to

Aid your mark

Only those who face the wind

Will count

So turn against the flying banners

And let the records fall

You may never from that podium look

But they will never strike

Your name from the book.

Watercolor by John Clare Stokes