2 Weeks

Walking

Without a car,

I picked up my walking stick and got going.

What else was there to do?

That's just how we are.

My parents did, my elders do, I was raised this way

Whether it's leisure or what must be done.

If he could walk five hours before coffee so I could sleep...

I can walk one hour after clocking out.

Or Taking the Bus

Unreliable,

But I still look forward to the bus

When I need it.

I'm never too far from a stop.

While in motion

There is nothing for me to do

But

Slow

Down

Like I should:

Appreciate the places we go by, and

Remember how everything is connected.

But Having a Car

Another one of my bubbles and buffers

Against the rest of the world.

Spontaneity, Travel, Planning

Are easier to do

And I can get us there.

Though, I'm never far from a bus stop and

The walking stick stays

In the backseat.