Heels

she is no longer young
her calves strain
to be shapely in tall stilettos

she carries herself carefully
hips tilted
above an always sloping floor

above the pumps
a life mostly in step 
with yesterday

yet something of her style
her tilt at times-windmills
has a fine aplomb

on balance 
a woman to admire
for her unsteady grace

her firm resolve
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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