you never miss your water till your well runs dry
you better count your chickens
it was the straw that broke the camels back
it is the weakest link in the chain
everyday we utter these phrases
and although we are aware of the meanings
their import remains remote
buried under overuse and cliche
well today I realised the meaning of the weakest link
I had to ride to work
having been a good citizen
and leaving my car at the X
after having a few last night
I had miss-placed the garage clicker
and the only accessible bike
was my sons "old school"
BMX
now I thought
sure the pedals are short
and I'm gonna have to do more exercise
but I'll get to work on time right?
wrong!
a hundred meters from my house
with 5km to go
my folly became apparent
bike too small, seat too low, progress to slow
I soldiered on
got to centennial park
where the chain came off.
10 times
closer inspection of the chain revealed
you guessed it
a separating link
and I had to stop
every 200m
to bash the chain against the closest metal object
and close the link.
(my kingdom for a set of pliers)
made it to work
covered in grease
sweating profusely
with a bad headache from an
ill fitting cap.
a 25 minute ride
transformed into 45 minutes
and that was just the beginning
of a shitty day at work.
and all because of the weakest link
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