M.E.M.

Not Just Another Walk in the Park

The cracks trip me up

making me blink and stumble.

 

The roots of nearby trees

travel for miles and miles

As they cause the once solid concrete

to crumble.

 

I used to know this walk.

But years have passed

and nature has happened.

Turning a safe walk

into a hazardous fall.

 

This park used to hum with life

and laughter.

Now all you hear is the skitter of a dead leaf

or nothing at all.