just be home before dark

do you

ever forget your first bicycle?

never.

it was

your first method of transportation

getting you

away

from everything.

it was a rocket

ship

to mars,

a train,

a bus, a car. off you'd go,

out and beyond your

street,

your neighborhood,

the world

was suddenly

wide open,

with air in the tires

and your tireless

legs taking you afar.

you were Magellan,

Columbus,

exploring the unknown

world.

you just had to be home

for dinner,

before dark.