Guest post from Sideburn contributor, Ed Makowski.
Phantom Passenger Manifest
Years ago I bought my first nice motorcycle
and later, unrelated, was single. The bike
featured a passenger backrest
to which I gave
little thought.
That ride was my everything transportation
and over days and weeks gradually
appeared less appealing
to swing a leg over.
Eventually I’d sigh dreadfully
meandering to where
it leaned curbside.
Then one day
I removed the passenger backrest
to transport a large box.
The next morning I walked out the door
saw the maroon bodywork
glinting in the sun-dew
and grinned.
So much of life, of our
emotional arboretum
is the result of
either
microscopic pruning
or metastatic neglect,
fertilizing
the outlook,
the disposition
we carry with us
into our mornings
our weeks
our lives
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