Did You?

Did you ever look at the sky on an overcast day, see the edge of the clouds and think I’ll bet that’s just ten miles south and I’ll bet the sun is shining on the other side, and hear the Dragon whisper, “Let’s find out?” Did you ever go for a short ride and find yourself two counties away? Did you ever look up a two lane road that you hadn’t ridden before and wonder how far it went before it changed to dirt? Did you ever watch the sun dropping onto the horizon and wonder whether you had your night glasses in the bag and then decide it really didn’t matter? Did you ever find yourself on a road that you didn’t intend to ride and decide it was okay anyway? Did you ever start to turn your nose toward home and hear the Dragon whisper, “Just a little bit more?” Did you ever sit at the corner looking toward home and away and wonder how much it would matter if you never turned back? Did you ever wander about until you rolled back up to the intersection with the four lane and notice that the arrows pointed opposite directions to what you thought they should? Did you ever roll down the entrance ramp to the flyway and have to chop the throttle to keep from running up the tailpipes of the highway speed traffic? Did you ever put your feet up onto the highway pegs and feel the cold evening air running up your legs and know that this is the best feeling that there could be and wonder how all those people in the cages could stand themselves? Did you ever casually glance over at the light bar and know for a certainty that you were invisible to the bear? Did you ever ride the Dragon away into a world that knows nothing of questions, worries, and sadnesses that seemed to want to crush your chest? Did you ever ride away to lose yourself and find yourself somewhere along the road? Did you ever turn the throttle one last time before rolling down the lane to home and think that you could just do this forever? Did you ever hear the Dragon call? Did you ever answer? Did you ever follow the Dragon into the place where you knew the Dragon wished to be? Did you?


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