Love for Lavender
What if I fall and break my leg? What if I accidentally hit a cat? What if I die in a truck crash? What if... All of these what-ifs came to...
first bike
Thrills, Cheap Ones!
It started when a young boy often visited his friend next door, and they would play together with their small toys. Their sisters would join the fun-tivity, pillows...
The Perfect Bike
I walked past it every day, where it sat in a shop window. I wanted it so badly; the perfect color, shape, and size. "Not yet," I was...
Dying Into the Infinite
Chotu did not dream about stars, but cycles, vanishing into his verdant village. The problem was that Papa would not agree to his soul mate. Too dangerous for an...
The Joy of a Bad Ride
I was the wind. Or so I felt, glued atop my bicycle, accelerating wildly on my way down the rocky hill, my hair frantically waving behind me as...
Pedaling Through Portals
Through the blood circulation coursing through my being Through the wind causing tears of admiration to run down my eyes Through the echoes of my heartbeat resounding in my head The images...
Flying Pigeon
It is one thing to dream as a child, and another to dream as an adult. The former is wild and free, the latter, tamed and doubtful. I am a man...
These Wheels Have Wings
Hidden inside a brown box A green-framed Mountain bike I’d found On my birthday Glowing as a night star My Raleigh; Green Mamba,’ I named him. He was fast He was furious On the road he was amazing Hurrah! On me, I’ve found...
Middle-Aged Man in Lycra (MAMIL)
As the light rays reflected from a frame of aluminium painted in a hue of greys My memory ignited like a flame The flame covered my vision As my eyes opened for...
Mom Was Right
I have a whole history with bikes, It's gone on for thirty years. I have both good and bad memories, a lot of emotions, smiles, and tears. I got a pink ten...