What each does best

What each does best


Little lightning bolt
with feathered tread
blinkless eyes astride your head
move out of my way
I am steel
and a mountain of slow-witted garbage.

This is my gift to you - a thrill.
Your craft is a quivering heart and blinding speed.
Mine is to sweat and fall down trying to avoid you.
Your joy is to reach the branch, the hold, the bramble
in one piece.
Mine is the sleep under a layer of fat
and go blind watching my neighbor's wife
from the window.