footsteps

my horse has the best feet of the entire herd
he can run on grass and stone
and snow
blood pumping with each step
blood flowing through his body

each mark he makes on the ground
is an entire world
that says
here I am
try to stop me

there is no stopping him

he says
I need no machine to propel me
on my way
and everything
to me
is enough
he says
that everything
that the earth gives
to me
is enough