The Sidewalk Racer

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The Sidewalk Racer

or

On the Skateboard

Skimming

an asphalt sea

I swerve, I curve, I

sway; I speed to whirring 

sound an inch above the

ground; I'm the sailor

and the sail, I'm the

driver and the wheel

I'm the one and only

single engine

human auto

mobile.

~ Lillian Morrison 

I used to have a skateboard when I was younger, but I never learned how to use it.  I could maybe balance on it for a few seconds or so, but that's it.  I've always admired the people who have mastered the skateboarding skill, those who can swerve and curve and sway,  flying down the street on a skinny board with wheels.  This is a fun poem, formed into the shape of a skateboard.  I love all of the action words and images that Morrison used, as well.