Rollerblading

July 11, 2026 · 5:24 AM

if anyone was interested in learning how to rollerblade! -

or, if you’ve never considered it before:

it’s like running, except it’s [not bad for your joints], like ice skating except [you can do it anywhere, outside], like skiing except [it’s free, in summer, no heavy, no pain]

it’s like driving, except [you feel the gravel beneath your feet], like biking except [the wind lifts you from your arms], like dancing except… no that’s kind of hard… like dancing but

if you fall you’re doing something right

on rollerskates,

i pump up the hill - i hike up the hill - i thrust up the hill

i glide through the straights - i dance through the straights - i fly through the straights

i carve down the slope - i rush down the slope - i fall down the slope - i plummet - stumble skid nose-dive blast down the slope

i T-stop, lightly, left foot behind my right

slow down, cross-over, right over my left

up the driveway, plow-stop, shake it off

it’s 8pm, the sun has set, and i’m home