Back when I was young
I would bike around and count all the other vehicles I passed. It was a competition, and I was winning.

Now that I am old,
and watch bicycle after tricycle pass me by,
I realize how unhealthy my behavior was.

I was not racing.
There was no need to compare to others.
I could chose to recognize my own accomplishments
without worrying about how others did.
“Eyes on your own test, Jonathan.”

I know better now
and live a wiser life,
now that I am the slowest rider in the city
watching bicycle after tricycle pass me by.