KTMrad 508 Posted May 23, 2018 Gave me goosebumps. By Charles Cork on FB.... It’s about motorcycles and I think it’s the best damn thing I ever wrote. No it’s not me. I’m not old yet The old man heads out for a ride. He opens the shed and there stands his pride It is all that remains of his distant youth But it’s still as potent as homemade 190 proof Tools hang neatly on the wall along with faded photographs Men and motorcycles a girl with dancing eyes and a laugh Leather coat hangs from the handle bars, gloves lie on the seat. Even after all the long years his heart still quickens it’s beat His well worn boots, his faded jeans Always been the same ever since his teens He shrugs on his jacket and zips it up tight Up here in the hills it gets cold at night Swings his leg over the saddle and takes the weight Walks it out the door and up to the gate He settles the bike back onto its stand Takes a break it’s taking longer then he planned Walks back to the shed puts the lock on the hasp Leans his hand against the wall and coughs with a rasp Time is a thief it’s takin his youth, his world and his love And he settles back onto the seat under the bright stars and moon above Fuel on one dead kick to prime Key on starts first kick every damn time And it’s music that flows from the pipes and it sings And every time a smile to his face it brings Then he rolls down the street, the moon above glows No one out but him, house windows lit by television shows Yards and porches are empty deserted and wind blown All that’s in the past he’s the last of his kind he’s all alone He rolls out of town and climbs into the hills Every shift smooth, he still has his skills Then down into the valley he picks up the pace Nobody here but him but he’ll still run the race Balanced on that deadly razor sharp edge of speed The wind blows out behind him, the last of his breed Then gravel on the turn his rear tire slides towards the ditch He fights it back screams out at death not tonight you son of a bitch The road it may take him some dark and moonless night But he won’t go peaceful he’ll always fight the good fight. C Cork 2018 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zubb 1061 Posted May 25, 2018 Thats great, and only a rider will ever really understand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
