synonym

synonym

briskly, 

you and i. 

we walk

shoulder to shoulder. 

the rocks 

flaying open

my rubber soles, 

we like to 

use things

until they break.

our shoes, 

they match--

though 

not so much 

as before. 

my tongues 

cracked, 

vague imitations

of your smile.

and i think, 

i will tell you

these things, 

but you don't 

speak in metaphors. 

instead, 

we put one foot

in front 

of the other. 

briskly, 

you and i.