when your body deserts you

and you find yourself

falling

on your way down to the floor

or stairs or unforgiving concrete and stone

you forge a connection with fear

that you only thought you knew

~

motion, moving, changing location

become acts fraught with danger and anxiety

things to be avoided whenever possible

but necessary to live

to be faced and overcome

~

now i watch people

merely out for a simple walk

striding easily with no apparent thought

i watch with envy and longing

remembering how little i understood

the simple gift of walking

9/24/18 LV
Copyright Michael Douglas Scott