Girl Gone Walking (a poem)
I heard walking does good for your mental wellbeing, so I left the car and walked around the block - I'm disagreeing. For a girl, walking doesn't do much for your mind, except fill it with concern 'cause of all the strange eyes observing your behind. Instead of setting your heart at ease and clearing your head, you pick up more anxiety and frustration instead. There's no time to hear yourself thinking when your thoughts must wrestle to rise above the cat-calling. There's no time to relax when the hoots of cars passing make your heart jump - oops almost falling. Definately no time to take in the "fresh" air when you're trying to determine if no one is following you. No time to release tension when you're trying to avoid the approaching group of men - "please do not pursue". No longer walking, now almost jogging. Your thoughts filling with worst case scenarios, your brain almost clogging. Anticipating the moment you'll walk thro