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Motorbike Ride

Daring to shop in the heat today
Darting through the midday traffic
Shaky rider holding on,
to driver for dear life
like ants the bikes swerve
criss-crossing at
the green and
red lights
BEEP!

The passenger to a very experienced driver, I still felt an imbalance on the motorbike and was imagining all sorts of scenarios, whilst we rode. At some point my legs were very close to the next car or motorbike. I closed my eyes a few times on the three lane main road. We road up a bridge on our way to the market.

I can't believe I put myself through that, but now I know I am a risk-taker!

I hope my nonet captures my emotions.



3 responses to “Motorbike Ride”

  1. It really did capture your emotions, expertly as always. Well done to put yourself out there and your description had me on the bike with you. I loved this, next time you’re coming with me. ;0

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  2. Yes it did!! Way to be a risk taker. This imagery is great -“like ants the bikes swerve”

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  3. It certainly did!
    Wow, I have always been so, so afraid of motorbikes haha
    This line is one of the reasons haha “At some point my legs were very close to the next car”

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I am an Elementary school teacher , I taught at an International IB School in Accra, Ghana. I am now teaching in Hanoi. Writing is my passion and I try to write daily, at least in my sentence a day journal, to capture all the blessings around me. I write with groups of writers, such as Teach Write and sometimes Ethical ELA. I also encourage my friends to write , so I created a platform to make that possible -Writing Run.

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