She Knew All the Moves

she knew all the moves Queen's Gambit Sicilian Defense Bura's Desperado Sacrifice with her arms wrapping me we barreled the freeway racing headlong into the wind balanced on two wheels below as free as mustangs in the mountains abandoned in the moment with the herd where the only destination was in the hooves desires when emotions move beyond any resemblance of logic and reason my arms began to leave their grip upon the handlebars wings were birthed, expanding in flight soaring in a vision of Magnificent Frigates liberty in the thermals, gracing the air ecstatic and free of gravity casting fate into another paradise look, mom, no hands when came the scream the slap to my back what are you doing command as my hands returned slowly to the handlebars i returned the conversation the universe was out of balance i put it back, time to think quick not every move is in a book of chess later over lunch, there was the lecture where bad boys are brought to heel those stern warnings you will never do that again there could be a rock in the path there could be there could be one of those times they will never know why or will you really, the stars align the anger in her face telling you in large measure how much she loves you not in any chess book it is secret men keep, silence is golden because sometimes a woman's anger is her most adorable moment when you fall in love yet more where every upbraid becomes a rose reminding you how precious she is one of those ways fruition luckily forms and you get attention, a bonehead move pays in dividends like pulling ponytails not in any chess book but what is, a most arduous trial never mentioned in the books of chess defenses when the king takes the queen OKC 7/22