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The Bike by St Martin’s School

The abandoned bike leans against the silver birch tree longing to be ridden.

The rusty gears still able to move it like a cheetah;

The rubber tyres so flat that they are practically pancakes.

The neck of the bike frame so mossy it was camouflaged.

The dusty, worn-out seat home to a spider’s family, holding a lifetime of memories with a spring still in it’s step.

The light too dim to illuminate the rider’s way.

Bent handle bars like an injured bull’s horns,

Ceramic angels sat, longing for their lost rider.

The leaky water bottle housing wild flowers in memory of it’s final owner.