After the Election

plodding along the street
head down
afraid of falling
heel to toe 
heel to toe
in the early frost
of autumn
cold
sad
scared
heel to toe
heel to toe
You take my hand
and I look up
as dawn’s light
lavishes the earth
with exuberance
heel to toe
heel to toe
I will not fall
heel to toe
heel to toe
heel to toe