I think this is very beautiful

New York City Marathon The route for the 2022 New York City Marathon starts right here at the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, crossing from Staten Island into Brooklyn and eventually coursing through all five boroughs of New York. This photo gives you an idea just how many people will be running today. Because the race starts early on a November morning, many runners show up in layered clothing to beat the typical chill. But once they heat up from running, those layers come off and are often discarded on sidewalks. Race organizers collect the activewear left behind by 50,000 runners, about 26 tons a year, and donate it to charity.

While in one of my many lessons, I was told that "I am always running" by an abuser that I was captured by. Yes, I have the right to run. Yes, if you hurt me, I have the right to run as far away from you as possible. This particular partner would call me a "cry baby" when I had just lost my twin brother to murder. I will never forget the cruelty of that partnership as I navigated loss, hardship, inadequate housing and food, and extreme exploitation of the modeling industry. I have been slowly still dealing with the loss of my twin and I hate that people call me a cry baby about it. I have the right to cry. Yes, I am strong as I can be but Sidney is my weakness and I'm strong enough to show my weaknesses. In those moments, I felt like the cruelty of the world piled onto me and I tried my best to still be graceful, silent during persecution, and peaceful. But was it hard? Yes. I wanted to fight sometimes. I wanted to fight the police for describing Sidney's crime scene as "we were scared to go in there because there was alot of blood". I want to cry right now because I remember hearing those words. I remember seeing his face. Yes, I cry. Yes, my eyes swell. Yes, I struggle everyday. Yes, I have been hurt beyond belief. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes, I am a runaway. Yes, I am. I will run. I will hide. And if it comes down to doing all of that to no avail, yes I will fight. I am not scary. I am bold. Running is bold as you show who the real assailant is. The one chasing you without consent and honor of personal space..... I am bold today because I ran. I ran from Atlanta to New York City. The toughest of the toughest and I am still here. I am still strong. "Cry baby" or not, let's see who can run my race. Let's see who can fight my fights with grace. There should be no takers as I have courageously fought my own fights with no help in peace. I am doing my absolute best here and if you're a creep.... Yes I will run. That's what happens when you scare people. They run. And yes, if you scare someone and do perverse things, yes they have the right to tell. They have the right. Run and tell that.