I used to press four wheels under one board on the roads on DC<\/p>\n
Leaning on my toes to move left then leaning towards my heels to move right<\/p>\n
I used to make waves downhill on the pavement<\/p>\n
Seeking stimulation in falling<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Now, here<\/p>\n
In Charlotte<\/p>\n
I ride circles around the curving parking lot of my apartment complex<\/p>\n
Searching for the same kind of stimulation<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
As a budding\u00a0youth I sought stimulation in the auditory and the visual and the consumable<\/p>\n
sitting\u00a0still, soaking in the digital light of the television<\/p>\n
Or giving myself up to the sonic awe of music<\/p>\n
Or developing a dependence on caffeinated syrup and sugar<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
As I’ve grown I’ve noticed that<\/p>\n
This need to be stimulated exists in everyone<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
From the rebel to the soldier<\/p>\n
From the Romantic to the cheater to the homewrecker<\/p>\n
From the drug dealer to the drug addict<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
From birth from the grave<\/p>\n
Isn’t it strange how our own vessels, our own worlds, can become not enough?<\/p>\n
And when we seek to push past that, that’s still most likely what remains, not enough<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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