Chains of Connection

 

"Chains of Connection"

 

Spokes branch out into rounded metal,

Secured by rubber treads,

Times two,

Rubber hits the road,

A dusty chain directs movement,

Youth sized feet will push the dusty chain,

Dust from storage does not hide the gleeful effervescent color of green,

Horizontal hand bars with a patterned seat

The bicycle seeks to be ridden,

A new home would help,

Chains of connection start to move,

From a far west Phoenix garage for donation,

To a central Phoenix garage for donation,

Donation chain stops,

Youth sized feet are found,

With safety helmet on,

With a grand smile,

Youth sized feet peddle into the future of Life and Joy.

[This reflection is based upon an experience of a youth sized bicycle being donated. The first site for donation was requested to go to Nogales Sonora to an asylum seeker’s temporary housing; rationale was not good. The bicycle was offered for donation to a warehouse of items for foster children. Maybe! The connection person offered to take it directly o a foster child “in need” and not the warehouse. YES!]