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    The Last Ride

    Racing down the mountain side

    less than 1 minute read

    Doug Langille

    Doug Langille

    hack writer & shameless technophile

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    The Last Ride

    Racing down the mountain side
    A winding highway in the rain
    More flight than pleasure ride
    Surely I was insane

    The light was getting dim
    If only my brakes weren’t so worn
    My plight looking grim
    Would they find my body in the morn?

    Photo by vxla

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    Tags: grounded, poetry, solitude, tension

    Published: November 28, 2014

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