Big Wheel Jockey

Riding beyond limits.
 
The maverick mechanic who fixes the company’s bus 
in the middle of the night.
The innovative engineer who puts up rigging 
at the crack of dawn.
The athlete who must practice his wheel in the back alley.
The circus daVinci who traded high school promises 
or a Gypsy life.
 
All of this to be an employee of a circus?
For a paycheck that won’t stretch to the next?
No!  All this to ride, and for a moment,
Be alive.