Wake

I sit on the edge of our bed.

Weight vest on.

Waiting for my body to agree with my mind.
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My fiancé has a half-hour lead.

Her body dances in rhythm with the bike.

The sound of the pedals is a one-person locomotive.
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The step-kid is sleeping down the hall.

Dreaming in the world
of wherever the TV takes her.
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