I am Not a Riddle

[purplie]

Respectfully, I don't think this conceit works as conceived. A riddle about a bicycle does not inspire gravitas. That's why the poem leaves me scratching my head, because sometimes it feels like a joke but then it also seems to be like, super cereal sometimes? The themes you describe in your last response don't track, for me, with "parse this riddle, it's a bike"

I do tend to make light of serious subjects as a habit, rather than on purpose. Fair criticism. That's what happened here.

It might have been a happy accident this time, because now the poem is also saying it doesn't matter how small or insignificant or even laughable one is, one still deserves courtesy and respect (such as you have kindly offered me). It is more often the strong and fearsome who forfeit that right.

But if it doesn't work for you, then it doesn't. Maybe it doesn't work for anybody but me. I appreciate the feedback.