Four Gaits

Impressions of people I saw today:


She threw her shoes before her as she walked, leaving the rest of her to trail along behind like a lawn dart.


He stalked along the sidewalk like a man who had been much heavier in the recent past.


She moved like a broken folding chair, her face burdened with the focus required to maintain net forward motion.


He lounged as he walked, like one half expecting a sofa to suddenly materialize into which he could schlump down.