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Holly Was the One MAG
No one ever taught me
How to ride a bike.
There wasn’t enough room at my house
Not enough time to learn
I was old enough to teach myself.
Excuses, excuses.
But Holly was the one who let me borrow
Her mud-stained purple bike,
Complete with mini-license plate stating “Holly”
On the back
To prove her ownership.
Holly was the one who led me down the great
concrete hill
By her house
And gave me brief directions on how to pick up speed.
And Holly was the one who watched me
Climb on the bike
Start pedaling
Faster
And
Faster
Until I couldn’t control the great amount of speed
I had accumulated.
I started to fly, and rode the wind on this
Borrowed
Mud-stained
Purple bike.
And I closed my eyes
Took my hands off the handlebars
And let myself soar.
Off into the clear, bright, blue sky
And up toward the brilliant, warm sun.
Holly was also the one
Who scraped me up
Off the curb,
Pulled her borrowed, mud-stained, purple bike
Off my
Mangled,
Bruised,
Crash-landed body
And helped me stand on my own two feet.
Holly was the one
Who took my hand,
And helped me walk back
Her mud-stained
Borrowed
Now scratched
Purple bike
Back up the great concrete hill.
Holly was the one who taught me how to ride a bike.
But I will be forever thankful to Holly
Because Holly was the one
Who taught me how to ride
But Holly was also the one
Who taught me how to fall.
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Thats such a good example of a great friend. its sweet :)
not to mentionit was written with alot of talent.
Aww. I love this! It's so well written and SO cute. :)
I'd love it if someone with your talent would check out my work... :D
Brilliant.
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