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Last instant before the big jump!
Running on a sand track in desert
On a trail motorbike behind another one
During a race in South of Tunisia
Ready to overtake the previous racer
Because of sand, I was unable to see
The track before his bike
Suddenly, he stopped!
"Nice", I said in my mind, "easier
To overtake him".
But, just at this time,
I SAW WHY HE STOPPED!
The track disappeared in a dry oued
And a big hole was in front of me
I was riding very fast, around 80 km/h!
In my mind, I saw the end, really
The end of my life, end of all for me...
And what I did, as instinct for survival?
Just thrown down the bike on the sand
And I jumped on the ground to be sure
Not to be pulled in the oued by the bike
If this one fell inside.
The bike was stopped at less than 1 m
To the edge of the oued, I was at 2 m!
The other racer stopped and went to me
To be sure that I was safe! It was a girl
Scarred by the vision of me jumping in
The oued and dead at the end of the jump!
After two minutes, spent to reassure her
We left again in our race to end the stage
All my life, I'll keep the image of this event!
With the feeling to have been close to death!
Poem in comp "Internal conflict"
Published 14th Dec 2013
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Anonymous
14th Dec 2013 5:27am
WOW! I bet this was scary and not being prepared probably gave you a outlook on life. Glad you are ok!
14th Dec 2013 9:22am
A long time ago, and I remember always of this time! Thank you for your comment and for your comp, I would like to write this, when I have discovered the subject of your comp! Just the time was too short to get a very good poem, because I have made this text during this night!
