The Athlete

On a racecourse,

there's a race to reach an end.

Someone's calling

the decathlon athlete's name.

Further focus

on the discipline applied

or through constant shifts of exercise.

Quatre cents mètres, 

saut à la perche,

mille cinq mètres,

cent mètres,

saut en hauteur,

lancer du javelot,

du poids

et du disque,

cent dix mètres haies,

saut en longueur.

There's a battle between the athlete and himself

and between him 

and the people there to help.

Their incentive 

is for the pressure to conceive

the ignition of another level of reach.

Do I want this?

Do I want this in my life?

Is it worth it?

Worth the sacrifice?