I'm running with a knife in my hand
through a tunnel, screaming
distractions and obstacles pushing towards me
from all around.
I push them away,
out of my mind.
Servsafe, Prostart,
people telling me
"you can't do this you don't have the skills".
I will do this,
I can do this.
Death of friends,
Friends in asylums.
I can't get distracted.
I see the end.
A crisp white chef coat
just my size.
Demons and skeletons crawling up behind me
trying to pull me back.
I stop.
Time stops.
I hear the knife hit the floor.
I push forward.
determination
vs
the past.
I reach the end and take a breath.
I see my hand reach for the chef c