Borderline

Blurred wheels trek down the rough pavement

Expertise guides the rocket with precise precession

Leaning and turning, the board moves in rhythm

Caution abandoned to the adventure of speed

THUMP

With flailing arms stability diminishes

Control now obsolete, the rider is at the board's mercy

A continuous number of obstacles approach

Flying around, over, and past each one,

with speed envious to play station

Bailing is questioned, and as quickly dismissed

Balance is miraculously salvaged

and the spinning wheels grind to a halt

My heart rate slowly returns to it's natural beat

Looking back at my route, I reflect on the finished scene

Mesmerize not at my skill, but at my luck

Cautiously I put my foot on the board

Wiser…I travel forward

3-10-03