Miko's Gone

Our last ride on Miko,
up Broadway for dinner at China Gourmet,
a brief jog over to Utica Court
to say good-bye to a friend,
and she’s gone now.
Yes, we cleaned her up with Goo Gone
where the duct tape didn’t quite come off
and we sprayed Windex on her windshield.
Yes, he talked about the tidy profit he’d make
and the new bike that he wanted.
But now that she’s gone, we’re both sad.
We’ll miss her sturdy cherry red body
and the throaty sound of her engine.
Miko is gone now and our world
seems a little smaller without her.