Christmas Shoppers

He walks like an animal
pacing its cage

She walks like she's
dragged down by a weight

He walks as if edging
towards a precipice

She walks as if she
were making a debut on stage

He walks as if pulled
by an invisible wire

She walks like the condemned
towards a firing squad

He walks like a ghost
looking for somewhere to haunt

She walks like a leaf
blown by the wind

He walks like a shark
cutting through water

She walks like an astronaut
on the moon