Bike Riding
standing where you should be
sharing a joke watching as they played
I step up leaning forward
to teach your boy how to cycle free
unsure if he’s ready
or how to explain
this constant steadying
the continuous little falls
constantly righting yourself
correcting the balance
looking to looking ahead
wheeling into wavering momentum
but we push on we push tramadol online overnight on
moving always
at a pace
keeping by his side
keeping by his side
a father’s steadying hand
always at the ready
Peter Burrows’ poems have appeared most recently in Northwords Now, Marble Poetry, Words for the Wild and Coast to Coast to Coast. His poem Tracey Lithgow was shortlisted in the Hedgehog Press 2019 Cupid’s Arrow Poetry Prize.
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