Walking Wishbone

step... hope... step... hope...

Walking wishbone
White sunhat, wisps of gray
Arms akimbo like a tightroper pole,
Owning the empty street 

Tight black slacks
On bowlegged sticks
Step, click
Step, click
Each step a triumph
One
At
A
Time

Skinny body in black
like a sprocket
Tip right, tip left, tip right

Old bones easily broken
Months in bed, muscles waning.
Daily walks, they say
Brin…