Skateboarding
By Ethan L.

I’m riding over the cracks on the sidewalk heading to the skatepark. I take
a deep breath. I lick my lips. It tastes moist and bitter. The wind in my
face. I give my skateboard one more good push and the sound of the wheels
hitting the cracks sounds like a drum – ca bum…ca bum. The vibration on my
feet. The soreness every second pushing off. I bring down my knees and
press my back foot down and push my front foot up. The feel of my body in
the air feels great. I land smoothly and bring my knees down once more. I
push off again and slide on all four wheels. I come to a stop. One foot
off, one leg up, then bring it down fast as my foot hits the tail of the
board and brings it right to my hands. I catch it and say, “That was fun.”
Skateboarding.