Segway Owner Dies in Segway Crash

Marci Rae Johnson

It's not easy to let go and go
over the cliff in your pinstripe

suit and shiny blue tie just a few
minutes after you left church rolling

down the aisle glazed with water
from a far away sea. It's not easy

to see exactly where the land
drops off you have so much

and your glasses tint in bright
light thin and fashionable your

eyebrows rising peaks above
the wire rim. You might think it's safe

to ride across your estate on a device
of your own making but it's better

to lose control let go of the handle
bars and fly the blue sky washing

away in the river. It's a nice day
for a swim.

—Marci Rae Johnson