He walked and ran.
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THE FALL BY ELIZABETH HILL 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 91
Never strong enough, never straight
enough do old men walk. Aching veins
lace their legs. Arthritis strives
to shut them down. The strength,
the balance they took for granted is gone.
Cut, bruised, they are a sunset of
red and purple and yellow—