Out of Training Wheels

I saw a little girl 
On a bike
Riding with her braids fanning behind her in the wind
She rode with a steady confidence
A sort of innocence 
Looking ahead of her 
Sometimes swerving 
Regaining balance 
And riding forward 
Her shadow followed beside her
Mirroring her upheld head
Hands stretched out onto her handle bars
Riding, riding forward
Steady 
I rode behind her
My shadow followed hers
Steady 
Unswerving 
Feet following her rhythm 
Geers turning 
Sounds intertwining together 
Until my shadow passed hers
Her gears silent 
Her shadow fading 
Into an older girl
Riding fast into the wind 
As if time lapsed 
Ten years
head forward 
Unswerving 
Heading into the wind
Into the unknown