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With so much opposition all around,
When everyone is against this thing or that,
And the ties that once bound us in union,
Hang loosened to trip us off track,
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There comes the N-Y-C Marathon,
That gloriously democratizing event,
To renew our faith in what’s possible,
And connect us to what we best represent,
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Those qualities that make us all human,
Each in our own flawed way,
As we strive to ennoble these vessels,
While holding time’s ravages at bay,
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By taking on the difficult pleasure,
That no amount of money can buy,
That only can come from the doing,
Even as the cynics demand to know why?
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