parade day

the man
in the leather
vest, grizzled
with beard
and tattoos
is bedecked
in red white
and blue
flags as he
cruises with
a thick rumble
of muffler down
the highway.
a woman with
a pink roll
of skin between
her shirt and jeans
hangs on with
strawberry
nails, and a black
half helmet
where her red
pony tail whips
free in
the air.