Sunday, December 29, 2013

Old and Worn

Twenty-two People wear 44 shoes.
Some are worn down at the heel
And some at a toe.  We can excuse
The aged spots, created by the annealed
Crosses and scourges they had to bear.

It’s the same situation for the cracks where
They bent so many times to run, to walk,
To follow, to lead. And when the People talk
Their words come effortlessly. Each tear
Is nothing more than a 15-second gawk.


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