Joust

Steeds spurting forward
Muscle toned
Bodies lathered
White sheen
Matching that of their companions
Nobel beast
Nobel Knight
Rushing onward
Labored wracking breaths
Beaded sweat covering hardened skin
Dirt thrown from thundering hooves
Eyes steady
Target seen
Growing...
Growing bigger
Coming ever closer
Forward...Forward
Time slowing for two
Long poles leveled at the other
Eternity from wood and armor
A year in a breath
CRASH!
Fragmented wood exploding
Nobel beast flying on
Honorable knights flying back
Breath stolen
Thoughts vanishing
Hands searching vainly
Sight lost
Confusion
Where is the movement of the steed
Searching
Something hard
Something bright
Hard ground below
Blue sky above
The joust has ended