Bicycle for Two
Want to ride a bicycle built for two?
Want to ride a bicycle, just me and you?
I’ll sit up front, so you don’t have to steer
or even once need to switch a gear
and all I ask is that we share the load
of pedalling while we’re on the road.
You pedal half the time and not more
and I’ll pedal half. And to be sure,
we’ll split the parts right in two.
This is what we’re going to do.
You take the parts that go uphill.
I’ll take the flat ones. Yes, I will.
Want to ride a bicycle built for two?
Want to ride a bicycle, just me and you?
Want to ride a bicycle, just me and you?
I’ll sit up front, so you don’t have to steer
or even once need to switch a gear
and all I ask is that we share the load
of pedalling while we’re on the road.
You pedal half the time and not more
and I’ll pedal half. And to be sure,
we’ll split the parts right in two.
This is what we’re going to do.
You take the parts that go uphill.
I’ll take the flat ones. Yes, I will.
Want to ride a bicycle built for two?
Want to ride a bicycle, just me and you?
This poem is copyright (©) Linda Hofke 2026
About the Writer
Linda Hofke
Linda lives in Germany, where she writes poetry and picture books and practices pronouncing big words, like Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän. Her poems have been published in various magazines, journals and anthologies. When not inside writing, she likes to be outside enjoying nature. Most of all, she likes to laugh.
