POEM - On Display

I found my best foot

And started putting it on display

Forward, exemplary

On a regular basis

Retiring your old self

That’s a difficult task

With so much baggage

Stored up in little corners

Or strewn across memories

And intertwined in relationships

Filling up the past

Trying to block the future

From getting into the driver’s seat

Pulled the parking break

Chocked the wheels

Cutting break lines

Deflating all the tires

Eventually you can slough it off

Toss it in the corner like a dirty sock

And then put on a new pair

One special made

For stepping out

With your new best foot

Cocked and ready to take the first step

By punting the sad sack excuse

Of your old life

Off the edge of the Grand Canyon

My new best foot

Always takes me forward

To steeper roads

Longer hills

And breathtaking vistas