A Bike Ride

A Bike Ride

A Poem by Expresswithwords

A Bike Ride 
Today I chose to ride my bike. 
Which I have not done in a while.
I sat on the seat on this warm day,
And pushed forward on the pedal. 
I felt the bike begin to move forward,
As I am doing right now, in my life. 
Two thin wheels keep me balanced,
If they so fail, I will fall to the ground. 
A ghost of childhood whispers in my ear,
As I recall the feeling of the wind,
Blowing through my hair. The simplicity.
All I'm doing is focusing on balance.
Life is so complicated and twisted!
On this bike I am free from it. 
I can just be myself, it does not judge.
It just carries me along the concrete road.
I get to the park on Sycamore Avenue. 
People are jogging along the track.
A man sits on the bench staring at trees.
Two little girls play in the dirt. 
I notice the girls scooter laying by the park fence.
I think to myself, 'someone may steal it'.
But then I realize...this little girl right here,
Does not know that side of the world yet.
She sees the world like a smooth bike ride.
She does not think the way we've learned to think.
The girl sees people as bigger versions of her.
Pure, sweet and full of creativity. 
I read my bike along the track.
Joggers move to the side as I ride.
I feel the sun caressing my back,
And listen to the singing birds. 

For the first time in a while,
I felt free. I felt like I was me.
The woman I thought I would become,
When I was a girl. A free girl. 

Today I decided to ride my bike. 

© 2017 Expresswithwords


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I thoroughly enjoyed this poem and its unique perspective. The simple metaphor of seeing the world like a bike ride portrays multiple meanings to me, because at times I feel like my bike is going down a steep rock covered hill :P All in all it was a great poem and I can't wait to read the rest of your work.

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