Shriek of Dragon Breath
A poem by Marc Nasdor
Public Notice:
Vehicles entering Event Horizon
of Designated Comfort Zone
of Designated Bike
(2001 Trek 7700)
& your assumed trajectory
intersecting bike & body in motion
will put motor vehicles at serious risk
of having their drivers’ eardrums
blown deeper into their heads
Bike Rider possesses extraordinary skills
of Perilous Dragon Breath Shriek
Shriek may strip off more layers of skin
than Dr. Zizmor’s Famous Chemical Peel
or the punch of a hospital defibrillator
used by mistake on healthy patient
thus vehicles are warned
to approach with caution
To wit:
Dragon Breath requires & declares
a Six-Foot Radial Buffer
between Your Dumb-Ass Vehicle
& Dragon Breath’s Awesome
Human-Powered Chariot
reasoning that Rider of Vehicle
is protected by steel & airbags
door-panels bric-a-brac
while Rider of Bike by shirt
& occasionally pants
Biker will pause for lights on Bedford
at Broadway Grand & Metropolitan
but not at N. 7th
or the N. 6th intersection stop sign
Visitors arriving on foot
will be given right of way
if alone or in small groups
provided they do not intend
to disgorge the contents of their stomachs
onto the sidewalk
in Bike Rider’s Designated Neighborhood
Visitors accompanied
by real estate agents
tour guide persons
born-again foodies
or owners of overrated faux-foodie restaurants
risk being struck
by quantities of saliva
from Designated Bike Rider’s
dead-on accurate pump-action orifice
You know who you are
Have a lice day.
