Poem: Viewpoint

her bike desired the sea
her bike desired the sight

she desired the taste of salt
the sting on broken skin

so over the rocks she went
from the scenic view

she abandoned her bike
she left it

all for you

This poem was inspired by this photograph by Tracey Grumbach (via http://dversepoets.com/2012/04/07/poetics-new-view-for-you/)

This post is part of the Third Sunday Blog Carnival Volume 1, No. 4 (April 2012).

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