Bicycling Across the Theater District

Has anybody ever made you drink?
No one can make you drink
I make a choice I seldom make

Odd the pace of this
World Series are contested near by
Often the weather forecast overstated

Which model did they follow?
Neither seem close today
The home teams wins

They do not have a bike lane
The tourists can not pronounce the name of the street
I imagined I have a rear view mirror

I remember the choices I make
I do not drink much
Each sip a reason

Insane the pace
Then waiting
Each year another

What is attractive the oddness
From so many walks of life collided
She had work to do and I had nothing better to do

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