Mountain Biking at Razorback

Mud heaves itself toward my face,
Slaps my eyes and corrupts my vision 
Like the perfect raindrops you might embrace
This is my road to discovering unknown
And this is my time to go and unfold
The unfamiliar paths I know will be mine 

And I can laugh and inquire, at your lack of inspire
And I can ask 'have you ever?'
Even begun to endeavor,
An intrepid feat like I have the better

Accomplishment somewhere, but not seeming to be
Because the forceful stimulation has won me over
Concentrated, addicting, nothing else is missing
From this faultless trail, that might as well be mine

I try to maintain direction, when I have spent all attention
On not what's ahead but what lies all around me
Feeling like an inapt part of nature surrounding 
Encompassing trees that seem especially near

Not the first, not the last
All that was, quickly blurs past
Not concerning to me much longer
I will sense what I believe 

I can feel the immense sensation
Of the crushing rocks beneath my weathered tires
And then taste the airborne presence 
Before I recover, floating down with ease   

These intricately woven paths 
Would otherwise only appear in my dreams
And I have claimed them all
To conquer once and again

There's no use trying,
There's no way to tell,
What lies around the next turn 
So I guess I might as well
Just live in my faith and pedal harder



Now I start to climb up
The sand-sheltered mountain
The struggle, the tension,
I try not to mention the fact that I
Need a lungful of air

And I grin down toward the rocky terrain
I know that it's all mine for the taking
The rush of the wind tears at my face
The whistle of speed itself,
Is an annoying trickle in my ear

The leaves around me are a nightmarish blur
But then all is clear, and all that's to hear
Is the sweet humming of the graceful chain
And the familiar whine of the elderly brakes 

It all doesn't matter, to live or to die
Because this path it is conquered,
This path it is mine


  





 

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