Wheels!

Those circular disks

That have central hubs

Capable of rotating

And bearing loads

Have been with me

Since I was born

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On a bed in the delivery room

These wheels have supported

The mattress

And frame

On which my mother

Gave birth to me

Making it easy for the bed

To be rolled

And moved smoothly

In all directions in the room

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The same thing is true

Of my rolling crib

And later ricycle

That I enjoyed learning

To ride as a child

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Mastering it I graduated

To a bicycle after my balance

Became better

When I was much older

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Since I lived on a cul-de-sac

My parents bought me

A battery operated scooter

That I fully enjoyed

Steering up and down the street

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In high school

I was trusted with a moped

For which I had to use a helmet

That was a hit around my friends

And later went on

To inherit Granny’s old Ford

With four wheels

After she couldn’t drive any longer

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I went through college with my Ford

When I started a job as a reporter

I bought a SUV

Travelled on buses, trucks

Subways and chased ambulances

All pursuing quickly on my wheels

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Image via Wikipedia

To cover stories

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I know that as I grow older

I may have to be on gurneys

At hospitals

May have to use a power chair

To get around 

Or a simple wheel chair

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When I die

If I’m not cremated

I expect my body

Will be wheeled

Into church on a gurney 

That will support my casket

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