MY BARKLEY ESSAY

To get into the Barkley 100 mile pain fest, one needs pay $1.60, submit a license plate from their own state and write an essay telling why they should be allowed to run the Barkley (all submitted to RD Laz). "Essay" is a loose term, with some people submitting "Why not?", others sending in a video, etc. Here is my essay:

GREEN SKIN AND PUKE
I am a runner
I am a runner
Bummer - I am a runner

That Barkley I am in!
That Barkley I am in!
I do not like
that Barkley I am in!

Do you like
green skin and puke?

I do not like them,
I am no kook .
I do not like
green skin and puke.

Would you like them
here or there?

I would not like them
here or there.
I would not like them
anywhere.
I do not like
them in Frozen Head Park.
I do not like them.
My race days will be so dark.

Would you like them
in the rain?
Would you like them
while in pain?

I do not like them
in the rain.
I do not like them
while in pain.
I do not like them
in Frozen Head Park.
I do not like them
in the dark.
I do not like green skin and puke.
I do not like such a rebuke.

Would you? Could you?
finish each Barkley loop?
Could I? Would I?
Your head must be full of poop.

Say!
In the dark?
Here in the dark!
Would you, could you, in the dark?

I would not, could not,
in the dark.

Would you, could you, in the rain?
I would not, could not,
in the rain.
Not in the dark. Not in pain.
It is so far. I can not see.
I do not like it while in misery.

You do not like
the Barkley race?

I do not
like it,
briars in my face.

You do not like the Barkley.
So you say.
Try it! Try it!
to your dismay.
Try it and you must pray.

I am now filled with dread.
I will be in great pain in the world of people dead….
per the gospel of St. Luke.
Oh! I do not like green skin or puke.