FOOTLOOSE

by David G Dickenson

LEGS AND FEET OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES
WALKING AROUND IN A MILLION DISGUISES
TALL ONES , SHORT ONES AND SOME IN BETWEEN
SOME SHOULD STAY COVERED AND NEVER BE SEEN.

KNOBBLY ONES,FAT ONES AND SOME BONEY THICK
SOME LOOK SO WEIRD THEY MAKE YOU FEEL SICK
BUT, NEVERTHELESS THESE THINGS GET YOU AROUND
SO LOOK AT THEM PROUDLY AS YOU WALK ON THE GROUND.

FOR ONE DAY YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GET THEM RENEWED
WHEN OLD AGE SETS IN AND ATHRITIS IS VIEWED
SO COVER YOUR FEET WITH YOUR BEST WALKING SHOES
AND GO FOR A WALK, TO DISPEL OLD AGE BLUES
FOR WHILE YOU CAN GET FROM HERE, THERE AND NOW
YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MOBILE, BUT I DONT KNOW HOW.