Heading down the main road at full speed
My arms stretched out wide on each side
My legs, moving faster than the wind
my presence making sounds
To accompany
The steady rhythm of the pedals
I'm balancing
Showing off
In this no arm bike ride journey
Moving my body
hailing everybody
As I speed by
I'm balancing
Taking the corners like a pro
Leaning gently to the right
Straightening up on the straight part
Feeling great
The wind cannot stop this heart
I'm balancing
Bending where the road bends
Surviving impending
accidents
Like that time I flipped over the handle
at full speed
Like that time around the blind corner
when Janella painted the street with blood
Oh God,
what a tragedy!
The bike was too small for her
The speed was more than the bike could handle
It was just a bloody fun hustle
Just like this 2021
This blind corner
These bends
These manoeuvers
This road that has taken friends,
and family and
friends of family
This blinding sun
These false hopes
These vaccine jokes
Sweat
the sand flies
Teary eyes
Closed caskets
and this one chain
That keeps me moving...
I'm balancing
again
Copyright©2021 by Camille Caliscia Patrick
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