This kid is cruising down the street on a
skateboard with a joint bending and floating
from lane to lane like fuck it and I miss that
not the skateboard or the joint but the cruising
I wanna yell thank you or congratulations to this kid
for doing what we are meant to
bending his knees into oncoming traffic
kicking hard at the damn cement
embodying a swear word made for this moment
84th & East End the families are out with the strollers
the parents watch him rumble by like the train
they missed 20 years ago and I’m there
just wondering how to catch it what rules
to break as I walk along sidewalk
bend my knees feel 20 years
I was never a skater but man I kicked the cement
and now there’s this kid cruising down the street
