Film canister rattles deep in my coat
Handlebar tape peels where fingers hold
Bus ticket stubs mark roads that I rode
Needle jumps sharp on the counter's scroll
Click wheel turns in the Geiger count
Mist hides the bridge's steel spine
Shutter clicks catch what eyes can't frame
Two wheels hum on the county line
Rust flakes kiss the brake cable wire
Mud cakes chainring teeth in deep rings
Lens fogs slow from breath and tire
Frame shakes loose from heavy things
Click wheel turns in the Geiger count
Mist hides the bridge's steel spine
Shutter clicks catch what eyes can't frame
Two wheels hum on the county line
Sign reads danger in three languages
Fence wire hums with voltage song
Counter chatters sharp challenges
Pedal strokes keep rhythm strong
I left home with twenty exposures
I rode out
