Don’t stray from sidewalks,
Cuz the grass doesn’t
Slap the bottom
Of your flats with
The same firmness
Of paved furnace
Baking in an august
Heat,
Your feet might get wet
If you step off the curb
Because it rained
This morning,
And the good lord’s word
Said don’t stray from
The path of the righteous
And its hard to be righteous
With wet socks,
Don’t block the flow
Of people, keep walking
Or they’ll get really ******
And start talking ****
About how if you
Don’t walk faster
They’ll give you a kick
Swift to the ***
If it’ll make you go quick,
And you better stick to
The paved sidewalk,
No stepping off
To let them pass,
Keep with the flow
And keep their pace
And hope you’ll
Go someplace
Where all the
Conformity makes
You feel good
About yourself.