Weakened in all the wrong places
The ATV the traveler discovers
Is abandoned but still warm
Only a few miles
Between the garden and the cabin
Cautiously he shortcuts
Through the maze of these woods
Watching for the rider to appear
The cabin, tiny in the distance
Reveals the stumbling rider headed for the porch
The traveler is soon behind him
Intent on knowing only what the rider seeks
The rider is startled by his new friend
And collapses into the travelers arms
With bloodied hands he explains
An ill fated late day run
Ended against a tree for the rider and his ride
Once inside, the rider falls on the flattened mattress
As if it was meant to be his resting place
The traveler contemplates the next move
As the rider drifts in and out of consciousness
And passes out at last
Only a few short feet
From his worst nightmare