b123 (3.29-1.2025): walk for those who can't

 
walk (for those who can’t) [i]
by beca u. s. eyoucan    
 
walk (for those who can’t)
stand (and drop a dime)
bow (and under-stand)
love is not a crime
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·       in 1987, i was ‘jailed’ as part of an event to raise money for the march of dimes.  the corresponding ‘walk’ (as i remember) had the motto “walk for those who can’t.”
 
that motto has reincarnated (hundreds of times) in my head, with both serious and comedic connotations:
 
·       “drink for those who can’t” was repeated often, as a light-hearted toast during happy hours.  please don’t take it the wrong way. :)

·       in our group of friends, “do whatever the hell you want” became a mantra that carried the theme of not being held-back by others’ plans & desires.

·       it resonated with me to the point where, at age 50, i left my job and went backpacking for the equivalent of a year.  i made the final decision not only “because i could,” but because nobody else could/would do such a thing.

·       etc.
 
over the years, doing this or that “because i can!” has become a personal mantra akin with frank sinatra’s “i did it my way.”
 
ladies and gentlemen, life is a short, dramatic ride: do what you can, while you can – and help others have a little fun along the way.    -joal
 
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[i] martino, j. (3.29-1.2025). walk (for those who can’t). book 123: i don’t even care. © 2024 by j. martino.