Following

I fall 

Into step 

Beside him

Rhythmic ease

Is his heart in sync with his beat?

I'd be content 

Following

Following train tracks,

Watching butterflies

But 

This is no country 

For trespassers,

Where he goes 

I can't follow

I don't know 

His species

So I'll call him 'friend'

Hey! 

Friend! 

What is it like 

To move 

With the languid grace 

Of a cat 

Who assumes

Time is just 

A sheep 

Grazing on a hill?

He's working out a route 

Conversant in the economics

Of a swimmer's 

Choice between 

Streamline

And breath

Late evening 

Traffic will sing him home

I head 

Into 

A different spring

And don't look back

To check 

Which master 

My dog-like heart 
Will be following