Relativity:
conceived on a freedom machine.
Her teenage Schwinn Varsity
rebuilt as a single speed.
Passenger and engine –
she’s commanded all attention.
Perfect blur of triangle and circle –
riding her bicycle.
A little rain on the asphalt.
A shortcut across the lawn
though she’s late for nothing at all.
Angel of Kitty Hawk, 120 years ago.
Passenger and engine –
she’s commanded all attention.
Perfect blur of triangle and circle –
riding her bicycle.
Her dream spread across her savings tray.
Three dollars on “LEATHER SADDLE”
but nothing yet for brakes.
Mary, Mary quite contrary how’s your garden grow?
with six bucks seeding a new stem
and ten for BMX pedals.
Passenger and engine –
she’s commanded all attention.
Perfect blur of triangle and circle –
riding her bicycle.
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