september’s unabridged journal
Alayna Welker
Record hot temperatures,
the glistening of travelers’ brows—
while the pitter-patter of their feet
carry them toward destinations
unknown to me
and maybe
even to them, too.
I have often imagined life
in
their
shoes.
built for weathered life
willingly on their toes,
and ready to be pushed
to limits beyond anything
that I know.
This only seems
to make
me wonder,
what my shoes
must say
about
me.