longwalker

longwalker

walking has saved me

.

i walk away my heart disease and my heartache

the sidewalk my cradle

the canal bank my oasis

as I grow and shrink mountains

and press a metronomic message onto the earth

.

when I walk I fly above the haze

brain singing with insurge of nutrient

delivered by my quickened pulsing bloodstream

.

every walk is two journeys

the lesser’s destination is perhaps a convenience store

or a bus stop or the remaining distance that will exceed 10000 steps for the day

the greater’s destination

is fulfillment

of a lifetime

mission to follow

the sacred mandate:

keep going keep going keep going keep going