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Used Bike

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Rust spots stain
my faded chrome.


My handlebars
veer left.


Gears that slip
and brakes that stick.


A seat that wobbles
riderless.


A few loose spokes.
Both tires worn.


One peddle
sniffing dirt

Frank William Finney is a poet from Massachusetts. A recipient of The Letter Review Prize for Poetry, his poems have appeared in Brussels Review, Fairfield Scribes, Penn Journal of Arts and Sciences (PJAS), The Paradox Magazine, Route 7 Review, Songs of Eretz Poetry Review, and elsewhere. His chapbook The Folding of the Wings was published in 2022 by Finishing Line Press.