along for the ride.

thoughts on our ride together.

you took me
along for the ride --
open air,
county road,
pink and blue
in a summer sky
lost in the wind
the words
tucked deep
inside my chest
like my legs
pulled in tight
you ask me
did I say something?
No.
I shake my head.
I'll have to be
more careful
not to let
my words escape
my beating heart.

Author's Note

Reviews

[Bacchus]

this reminds me of Greece 2-
and the song Cool Rider.... :)

[Lyn Anderson]

Grease 2? I think I only saw it once. Thanks for popping in.

[Paul Bell]

Great play on words. Silence is golden, or not so golden as it seems.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you, I appreciate the visit.

[Papaya]

In the moment is when the truth comes out. Even if he can't hear it, he feels it.
I like this, it's been a long time since I've been in the back of a motorcycle for a ride.
I really liked that feeling of holding on tight with arms and legs.
Thanks for taking me back to a couple of good memories.

[Lyn Anderson]

Aww, thanks. Yes, I hadn't myself ridden on the back of a bike since I was in my twenties -- up until recently. It was a first for him to have a passenger, or so he tells me ... :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

"on a magic carpet ride, we don't know what we can find, why don't you come with me little girl...on a ..."

[Lyn Anderson]

Didn't think of that one. Thanks

[Lydia Shutter]

Such a special moment described perfectly. When we can share a silence with someone else, do they read our minds? Sometimes I think they do. Thanks for taking me along for the ride. Lydi**

[Lyn Anderson]

Aww thanks. It is a beautiful thing.