nite ride on brick sidewalks

Photo by Carlos Torres on Unsplash

I night ride, back…

energy reserves wiped out, burned
through while flip turning thoughts and worries
at the local public pool.

my jelly legs pumped
turgid blood through moaning, soon-
-to-be screaming arteries and veins
hinting a deeper fatigue, creeping through muscle, sinew, bone, and the metal parts of me