The leg-markings you left upon my wall,
denim-blue imprints of a time I tried
to make everything right

Softly echoing footprints in my hall,
silent steps from a time I tried
to create a new life

And tie down those loose lines
that nightly went unused

And settle out those loose feelings,
that too often left me bruised

Soaking in the cold November sun,
a veteran now—two years, two months—
I close my eyes and sadly absorb
the irony in my present warmth

11/05/2001

Posted on 04/24/2003
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