I Did Because I Could Not

I could not swim across the ocean

I could not fly 

I could only walk 

   on my two feet

     one step

      after the other

I grew old walking

as I chased the Moon and Sun

I slept by moonlight

and walked by day

I let my hair grow long

and watched it grow grey

I saw my skin darken

and grow wrinkled

I kept walking through seasons

both furious and calm

I walked until my feet would tire

and my nails began to fall

I walked until I slowed

and could scarcely move at all

I walked until I had to sit

and sat until I had to walk

I walked until I found shade

beneathe the arms of a tree

I sat in comfort as I listened

to the birds sing

I sat and listened and listened

until I no longer desired to walk

until I closed my eyes

and I could hear the song no longer