Steps
Steps, steps, steps, steps
Mushy too muddy
January steps
New Year's steps
Pulled down by
Last year's weight.
My legs could carry a heavier load
If only my arms could support it
Steps, steps, steps, steps
Crunchy salted turned slushy snow
Lost crystal steps
Dirty, marked up steps
Pulled behind by
Someone else's motivation
Circular, turned back to same spot,
Retraced motivation
Steps, steps, steps, steps
Uneven, icy, too many
Finger tapping keyboard steps
Breath held waiting steps
They're not forward
They're not backward
Breathless from
Two forward, one back
Steps, steps, steps, steps
Heeled boots clad
Lacy underneath steps
Barely peeking out steps
Not today
But they're unique
And mine
I wear them anyway
Steps
Too dirty
Steps
They'll be ruined
Steps
Not a match
Steps
Received a fitness tracker
Because I should keep track of
Steps
Take control of
Steps
“Those are great boots!”
“So are my-”
Steps
Which means I choose
To wobble
Instead of stepping
Too carefully
Or
Not stepping
At all
