Chasing Shadows in the Quiet Night

Ever since I started working, life feels like a race I can't finish.
Sometimes, I find myself longing for solitude, to just run away from all the noise and expectations.
Just a lone runner on an empty street, catching my breath without anyone watching or judging.
It sounds simple, but that fleeting moment of freedom feels so elusive with bills and deadlines piling up.
Do others feel this too—this mixture of exhaustion and hope?