On a bike,
In the middle of nowhere,
We just passed a hick town,
But it was gone in the blink of an eye.
The wind blows against my face,
Turning my cheeks read and
Making my nose run so that I
Constantly am sniffling.
The green fields wave at me as I go by
Other people on the road acknowledge us
By waving as well.
This is a good feeling,
This is a right feeling
The feeling of being free.
There is music on the radio,
Unfortunately I can hardly hear it
I can tell it’s some kind of classic rock station.
Then I recognize the song,
“You Shook Me” by AC/DC.
This is a first for me,
I’ve never gone this fast
With no separation between
Me and the pavement.
I trust him,
I don’t know him very well yet,
But I trust him with my life.
We ride for an entire hour,
And once we reach home
I get off feeling different.
I get off and this
overwhelming
refreshing
feeling washes over me,
And I feel as though this is the first day of my life.
What a cool moment you describe, a shift in life-perspective brought about by a ride on a bike...big concepts like freedom and trust and feeling good all rolled in there. I like it. Especially this part:
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I don’t know him very well yet,
But I trust him with my life.