A climb beckons ahead of me
Legs ache and heart pounds
Downshift, stand up, get set
Pedal
Pedal
Pedal
The hill-crest embraces me
A trail calls my name off to the right
A pretty track, but taking me off-course
I stay loyal to my destination
Pedal
Pedal
Pedal
A mile-marker brings wind to my back
A puddle shields the road beneath my feet
Roots defend the edges, flanking me
I battle through the muck...
