Stairwell to Living

From the bottom

of Wood Street to an apartment

high above

my foot begins

to climb - its angle daunting

slowly

up the sidewalk – a sneaker

at curbside. Did a runner

simply discard weight

in order to make an upper

grade?

Another foot another tramp

of muscle and bone-

so what if I have a limp

I’m just an older guy

with resolve on my mind.