cycles

i learned to ride a bike

with the help of my older brother

it was on an old red two wheeler

that once belonged to him

he helped me practice in the parking lot

of the apartment building we lived in

with our mom

i was quite rickety at first

and for days and days was unsteady

and wiped out a lot

suddenly one late afternoon

i got the hang of it

one foot then the other then the other

i was off

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sometimes when you get thrown for a loop

it's good to remember to keep going

one foot in front of the other

knowing that in your own time

you'll get there somehow

in the end