We ride our bikes into the brush
flying effortlessly down winding thin roads
endlessly searching and reaching for that next breath
that next grace
to lift the weight of gravel inside our stomachs
only to drop them into satisfying clusters of caught breath
and throw them up again as our tires track
up to the top of the next sloping swoop of hill.
Overhead
vines and leaves crumble the sunlight into dazzling drops of warmth,
they shift glancingly across your back as you pass ahead of me.
For once, my competitive streak at this sleight of hand is soothed
as I watch you get smaller amongst the greenery
passing swiftly and peacefully alongside a glowing brook
covered in twisting roots
and gliding underneath
the industrial towering bridge of highway
that caverns over our heads
warm from the sun
and swimming with heart and heat.
flying effortlessly down winding thin roads
endlessly searching and reaching for that next breath
that next grace
to lift the weight of gravel inside our stomachs
only to drop them into satisfying clusters of caught breath
and throw them up again as our tires track
up to the top of the next sloping swoop of hill.
Overhead
vines and leaves crumble the sunlight into dazzling drops of warmth,
they shift glancingly across your back as you pass ahead of me.
For once, my competitive streak at this sleight of hand is soothed
as I watch you get smaller amongst the greenery
passing swiftly and peacefully alongside a glowing brook
covered in twisting roots
and gliding underneath
the industrial towering bridge of highway
that caverns over our heads
warm from the sun
and swimming with heart and heat.