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 of my first love flashes through my mind
From the red beauty wrapped up as a surprise for my seventh birthday
To the red untarred streets on which we first bonded
My skin showcases the scars of fame earned from early adventures
The life lessons learnt from falling only to rise again
Pedaling away thoughts best left forgotten
Each movement opening up into new portals of liberty
Muscles contracting and pain rising, still the company of the air keeps me soothed
The urge to throw in the towel after desperate failed attempts at new tricks
gets defeated by the surging joy and peace I feel as I set out on another bond with the universe
Through my mind’s eye I pedal through the pines of South Dakota
And long for an eternity lost cycling through the mountain clouds.