Exhilaration, Energy, Release

Here’s a poem I wrote about twenty years ago:

In Tandem

 

The fact is: when you ride in front, you steer.

The person in the back controls the speed.

The pedals go as quickly as they need

to keep one’s partner accurate with fear.

A panic on the handlebars will clear

confusion as to who will take the lead.

The person who relinquishes is freed

to stabilize the pair, and mere

agreement brings a rush of calm and peace

as widely round the corners they can glide,

adjusting speed and vision with each turn.

Exhilaration, energy, release

accompany their willingness to ride;

reward them with the pace for which they yearn

 

 

 

 

 

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