Walked barefoot yesterday,

on the beach, up the steps, on the pavement, to my house.

Running, my heels didn’t touch the ground.

I felt lighter, empowered, like I owned evert step I took

- They were My steps! Every one of them!

The pavement felt cleaner than it looked. It was warm,

softer than I expected.

I found again, something lost,

kindred afresh a relationship

a skinship,

between my bare sole

and my other mother.