Falling off a bike
happens in a vacuum —
launching forward
through soundless space,
head then feet then helmet
then head then feet
limp body looping like a bagel, silent gasp trailing from gaping mouth
float float float then fall
sound returns with a punch to the lungs, a patch of angry gravel, and a fresh-baked batch of bloody onion bruises
limp body looping like a bagel, silent gasp trailing from gaping mouth
float float float then fall
sound returns with a punch to the lungs, a patch of angry gravel, and a fresh-baked batch of bloody onion bruises
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08 2009
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You didn’t fall on the way home from work, did you??!!?
no, i’m fine.
i actually thought back to the time i went mountain biking with john, johnny, and mark (and wiped out about five minutes into the ride).
thinking about that still hurts.