ridin blind

ridin blind

a blind man is riding his bike then stops at the store

a young man on his way out asks

'are you really blind?'

yes i am

'like ray charles blind?'

yes i am

'not meaning any insult but 

how do you ride a bike 

when you are blind?'

same as you i sit i pedal i go that way or that way.

all depends on where i want to go.

'wow! 

that's amazing but tell me sir 

how do you know where you are?'

oh that's easy young man.

i have been traveling this same route since i began riding almost 75 years ago when i was 6

i memorized every step every pedal.

'75 years? ever crash or run into something or someone?'

naw i whistle when i ride 

and most hear me & those that don't 

i usually say 'hey! blind man here!'

'HA! 

that's funny! 

no really how do you keep 

from running into things?'

i smell

'you do what? you smell?'

yes

'and what do you smell to alert you?'

i smell for s**t!

's**t? you ride around until you smell s**t?'

yes when i smell s**t i stop

'you smell s**t so you stop? why?'

cause the fan is real damn close!

Ooooh that smell

can't ya smell that smell?

Ooooh that smell,

the smell of death

surrounds you