reckless speed

when the front
wheel of my bike
hit the wet boards
along the bridge,
still soaked from
the morning rain,
and i realized
that i was going
down, taking a fall
as the world went
upside down and
the trees with
their turning leaves
all stood in golden
silence, and while
i spun in mid air
i thought
about how blue
the sky was, how
crazy it was to
be riding so hard
and fast on this
curved trail with
wet leaves along
the way. and i
thought about how
effortlessly time
presses on, whether
we are here or not
and that if i
live through this
crash i will never
again, when healed,
move with such
reckless speed
when it comes to
bikes or love.