I'VE FALLEN IN LOVE

Curly Su and the Beautiful Bike

(with my sincerest apologies to Shel Silverstein)

There once was a girl named Susanna
Who was back from a horrible ride
Through Southern Louisiana
Where her bike had broken down 8 miles in
When she spied
A beautiful Orbea Women-Specific
Bike named Diva.
And next to it was a sign that said
For Sale: $4000.
"Oh," said Susanna,
"May I have that bike?
May I please?"
And her conscience/career choice/bank account said,
"No you may not."
And Susanna said,
"But I must have the bike."
And her conscience said,
"Well, you can't have that bike,
But you can have a huge cup of frozen yogurt
With hot fudge whenever you want."
And Susanna said,
"I don't want frozen yogurt with hot fudge,
I WANT THAT BIKE--
I MUST HAVE THAT BIKE."
And her bank account said,
"Be quiet and stop complaining--
You're not going to get that bike."
And Susanna began to cry and said,
"If I don't get the bike, I'll die."
And her career choice said, "You won't die.
No triathlete has ever died yet from not getting a bike."
And Susanna felt so bad
That when she turned off the computer she went to bed,
And she couldn't eat,
And she couldn't sleep,
And her heart was broken,
And she DID die--
All because of a bike
That her conscience wouldn't buy.

(This is a good story
To read when you
Can't buy something
You really, really want.)