Broken Arrow

Onward I ran,
As I had done
So many times before.
The rush,
The anticipation,
Like Cupid’s arrow
Blinding me as I
Looked up into the wind.
Shieldless I ran,
Anxious to achieve,
To succeed,
To win.
My heart beating fast,
I tripped over Achilles’ heel,
And, suddenly, the eclipse passed and
I could see the tragic end in sight.
Falling, everything I knew turned
Upside down,
My heart,
Inside out,
Oscillating until it all stopped.
A thud and a crack,
Then silence.
Then, still I lay,
As I had done
So many times before.