Turning Twenty One Again

Helmets are for sissies; I jump on my hog and head down the road
A two week vacation where I can be whoever I want.
No one knows me out here, I breeze down the highway
Loving the wind that rattles my teeth, feeling alive again
My youth comes back swiftly, I lose ten years every ten miles
There is no destination, it is the journey, the open road, I seek
I am replenished, refreshed, I have recaptured my hopes and dreams.
On my hog, I lose forty years in forty miles, 
easily turning into my twenty-one year old self again.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Wolf Avatar
July 18, 2021 at 6:08 PM
Ha, ha! Sounds like a breeze... As for me, I'll keep the years if I can just shed 40 pounds in 40 miles. Smiles, Minnesota Fats
Bauer Avatar
July 18, 2021 at 12:19 PM
what fun! (both the poem and the image of you on your hog...)
Krutsinger Avatar
July 18, 2021 at 5:05 PM
I cannot imagine trying to hold one up, but I like the idea of driving a lightweight hog myself.
Hankins Avatar
July 18, 2021 at 8:50 AM
Ah, were it that simple, Caren. Thanks for giving us a ride on your hog!
Krutsinger Avatar
July 18, 2021 at 5:05 PM
You are welcome
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