Parkour Paradise

Original DDE™ art: “Parkour Paradise” — by: rob kistner © 3/28/26

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morning light
cuts the water
into sterling planes

the course waits
without mercy—
…simple shapes
…impossible distances

salt wind off the pacific
insistent
as if to push me inland—

but the line runs forward—
…over stone
…timber
…and air

I know the way
I know the challenge—
we both do

head up
eyes scanning ahead—
striding forward
I follow it

each movement
an intuitive decision
no room for doubt—
no room for hesitation

hands grasp cold surface
toes secure traction
legs coil and release
timing holds everything together

below
the tide pounds steady
but I am movement—
…again
…again
…still again

fatigue gathers
shoulders tighten
breath rages
edges blur
distance stretches

still
I commit—
over and over
I commit

because somewhere
between fear and flow
there is a narrow crossing—
and I am on it

hands sting
calves burn
lungs scrape for air
yet rhythm builds
a fragile thread
of certainty
keeps my momentum—
…fast
…forward
…fearless

when finally I stop
the world keeps surging—
but inside
something has centered
coming to rest — deeply

not victory
but alignment

peace

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Original DDE™ art: ” Mooovin’ ” by: rob kistner © 3/28/26

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rob kistner © 03/26/26

Poetry at: dVerse