Have you ever stepped out
on that wide first step,
the landing,
the top one,
looked down like
you were on a ledge and said,
“That’s a long, steep way.
Better hold the railing”?
That’s called getting old.
We used to slide down the stairs,
butts bumping against the edges,
turning carpet into a slide,
giggling.
Remember that?
It wasn’t long ago.
But now,
we call that a fall.
Too bad.
