Cycling

When there is chaos all around,

its time to pick up the trusty bicycle

and go cycling.

Rusty gears moving in sync with each other

The tires full of air, crunching

over the gravel on the road.

And then, something changes

Because when the cycle leaps,

You leap

And when the cycle is fast

You’re fast

as fast as fast could be

And then anything seems possible,

as you’re whizzing past trees, people, everything

a brief moment of running away from the world

You see the sky above you, expand

encompassing everything, so big you could never touch it

feeling safe in the big blue bubble

The sun shines on your face, warming everything

Pumping your legs as fast as you can

Reaching a goal you have in mind

You pump and pump

Racing, rushing, galloping, leaping

And you screech to a stop

And you breathe

and breathe

and breathe like you’ve never breathed before

And then,

even if it’s just for a minute

you feel alright.