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An
in-between
place swallowed the thumping staccato of the
Walking Man
's boots. The
asphalt
was laid down and forgotten so many years ago it may have not
existed
. The promise it held faded away from the
now
, like so many things do.
Got to
simplify
. Keep
walking
. Don't
stop
.
Nobody knew where he was going to, if
anywhere
. Did the Walking Man know? Who can say? He's less man now than idea.
The Engine of Need
. The simplicity of
pursuit
.
Pass Go and collect $200
. It was the in-between places that held the real test.
Alone with himself, the Walking Man faced the
worst
of the questions. The lonely wind carried no
concerned voices
, no churning
city noises
. Nothing but the late summer song of
grasshopper legs
and the shiver of windblown
leaves
. The horizon means less in the wilderness. Movement is almost
imperceptible
. Just keep moving. Pull the hat down against the burning daylight and put the collar up against the swarming
bugs
.
The Sun rolls away while he walks. He respects a
fellow traveller
. For a moment, he wonders if on the far side of the world, a man is keeping
pace
with him. What would "
Mr. Moon
" look like?
Why does he walk?
Am I chasing him or is he chasing me
?
A shake of the
head
is all he can offer up in answer. Got to
simplify
, keep
walking
, don't
stop
.
Even here, a
million miles from nowhere
, the Walking Man kept up his pace against himself.
Miles to go before we sleep
.
turn back?
|
Don't stop
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