How Sam rode resiliently in 2013 despite a commandeering cough, checked out backyard chickens, and how a milkshake miraculously mitigated
Rolling on a Sunday ride
pedaling a small fixed sprocket
Sam strong, bouncy & clear eyed
the essential Pocket Rocket!
His pedaling pace quickens
then slowing, he jumps off
when spotting backyard chickens
while muffling his deep cough
Onward through Meridian park
scattered with Denizens of Despair
their dogs growling, jumping & bark
to a passerby’s averted glare
On morning street warming still
Sam urges cough medication:
a Dairy Queen milkshake swill
brings a prompt healing sensation