Wall-Walker

There once was a man who spent many years

Just walking along a wall

He never stopped, or turned around

And never had a fall

He walked past plastic playgrounds

And thirty racks of beer

He walked past Buddhist temples

And homeless puppeteers

He walked past sushi restaurants

And goats in petting zoos

He walked past tuna casseroles

And clowns with long red shoes

He walked past rocking cradles

And a textbook factory

He walked past cluttered gutters

And an old man sipping tea

He walked past honking taxis

And women in high heels

He walked past banks and brothels

And hamsters in hamster wheels

But the man couldn’t walk forever

The wall ended abruptly indeed

He was left in a field with wide blue skies

Which was all he’d ever need