The Cyclist
Dec 21, 2023
Philosophical Poetry
Two perfectly round wheels
Swirling over a horizontal, black strip of asphalt
Gyrating, silently,
Gyrating swiftly,
Gyrating unobtrusively
Between them, legs spinning, regularly, repeatedly
A metal cat’s cradle dividing them
The wheels move the cradle,
The wheels move the cyclist,
The asphalt strip bears the wheels
The asphalt strip conveys the cyclist
Who transports who?
What moves what?
Which is the moved?
Which is the Mover?
The cyclist?
The wheels?
The asphalt strip?
The cat’s cradle?
Two perfectly round wheels
Swirling over a horizontal, black strip of asphalt
Gyrating softly,
Gyrating gently,
Gyrating…
