Seeking

Her bike went uphill

When she disappeared,

I knew what mother

Would say

But this wasn’t

A simple play,

It was a beginning

of a love affair,

So, I entered the unknown.

I was nine, on my cycle

I rode all day,

My horn made a merry sound

And I flaunted it.

But this was no time

For horns and disk brakes,

The wheels and pedals

Helped me displace

And change position.

I searched for her

Wherever my eyes could see,

Slope guided me and

I hoped she was near.

Sun was beginning to set

My limbs were tired

And I needed her,

I was desperate.

Then, the brakes failed me

(I thought) and I tried,

But the bike led me downhill

And I collapsed.

Blood poured off

The empty space,

My teeth shattered and

I groaned for the pain

Was too much to bear.

Until out of nowhere

She appeared

With her anxious feet.

I stood up and

Wiped my face,

She asked me

If I was okay,

She was pretty

She had a golden face.

She kept inquiring

If I was alright,

If my home was that way

I didn’t want it to end.

I walked beside her

With my broken brakes,

She carried my cycle,

And her hair waved

As she brought me back

From the unknown.