I want a bicycle with a microwave
oven
And a waffle iron so I can fix
breakfast for my friends.
I want a bicycle with a soft paisley
footstool
Just in case I need to stretch
out my thighs and my shins.
I think my bicycle could really
use some dinosaur bones,
A mouthpiece from the trumpet of
Louis Armstrong,
A couple of random office supplies from the
desk of an Admin Assistant.
All this just to somehow help me
pedal along.
I want a bicycle that knows that
knowledge is power
And maybe I won’t have to pedal
it with such great force.
I want a bicycle that I can ride
in Utah
Where it’s illegal to fish from
the back of a horse.
I want a bicycle with a pink
flamingo on the handlebars
And hopefully the thing won’t be
infested with ants.
I want a bicycle that knows how
to wiggle its ears
And if I need it, give me a good
kick in the seat of my pants.
I want a bicycle with a basket on
the back for my cat
Made out of LEGO’s from that
store in downtown Chicago.
I want a bicycle with a maid who
will cook my waffles
And her husband will be the
gardener - we’ll call him Santiago.
I want a bicycle with a huge,
expansive front yard of Bermuda grass
Just so we can give Santiago
something to do.
I want a bicycle that can walk up
stairs and
While we’re at it, be able to walk
up the down escalator too.
I want a bicycle that can catch
foul balls at Minute Maid Park.
I want a bicycle that cleans
itself at the end of each month.
I want a bicycle that can trim
its own fingernails.
I want a bicycle that can think
of a word that rhymes with “month.”
I want a bicycle that has dined
with Jimmy Carter.
I want a bicycle that knows how
to dream.
I want a bicycle that can walk
like an Egyptian.
I want a bicycle that can make cookie
dough ice cream.
I want a bicycle with a microwave
oven
And a waffle iron so I can fix
breakfast for my friends.
I want a bicycle with a soft paisley
footstool
Just in case I need to stretch
out my thighs and my shins.
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