If I run in a race 
and don’t come in last 
would it be fair to say 
that I’m pretty fast.

maybe I am, but, 
when it’s time to go.
Compared to my bike
I’m a little bit slow.
 
But I see lots of cars 		
Go by with a zoom 				
Between my speed and their’s 
There’s plenty of room.

I saw in school 
where the shuttles depart. 
I couldn’t compare
Even with a headstart

So if I run in a race, 
and don’t come in last. 
It would be fair to say, 
that I’m pretty fast.

© 1999 RICHARD C. JOHNS