BMX is life, it is everything

flying off a ramp

flying through the air

like a bald eagle

having no boundries

 

some fear flying like a lethal obsession

yet most stimulate their will to succeed.

few fly with the fallacy of future fame

few possess the future of fame and fortune

while shutting out phobias of great failure

 

phobias that power adrenaline rushes

 

The rushes that make your heart beat

like the beating of a thousand drums

 

The rushes that make your hands sweat

like ice melting in the summer’s sun

 

The rushes that makes your guts gurgle

like an earthquakes tremondous rumble

 

And then you go

you pedal profusely to gain speed

you hit the ramp….

perfect….

so very smooth….

 

flying, thinking

wow….

freedom….

time is going slow

A second is like a minute in your head

 

And then you snap back into reality

your coming down!

 

Thinking

am i going to succeed?

happiness?

going to crash?

saddness?

 

Your five feet from the landing

four feet

three feet

two feet

 

Freaking out

one foot left

half a foot

inches from contact

 

And then

you hit the ground

rolling away

away from fear

 

You prevailed

you overcame your fear

you succeeded

 

Thinking

that wasn’t that hard….

kinda scary,

but fun

 

Then you go for it again

with confidence

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by: Shawn Bennett