just a walk

the sound
of the snow
and sleet
beneath my feet
echos
between the houses
and buildings
just before midnight.

it's loud enough
that i'm shocked
that it hasn't induced any dogs
into barking,
and i swear
it sounds like the teeth
of a 500 foot giant
gnawing through whale bone.

there's a history
in the other footprints,
in the snow
that my footprints step on
and over,
and sometimes they just blend.

someone wore chucks,
another person wore hiking boots.
i even noticed that some lady
was wearing heels.

i'm not walking anywhere,
just pacing an extended circumference around
my apartment building
in blocks.

i have my footprints to prove this.