first I ever rode

was an Italian gilera 50cc

that belonged to a good friend

whose name I now forget

but whose yellow & red gilera I never will

I rode it five miles out & back

as he waited anxiously beside the road

& then I shook for five minutes afterwards

the only other time ever did that

was after my first sex

both of these events changed my life

for ever

I was a rider

motorcycle rider biker petrolhead

& never once ever regretted

any of it