The Lambeth Walk

He doesn’t appreciate the irony.

Bent over, an inverted L 

a right-angle of a man 

shuffling down the street

snail pace and creaking. 

For some reason he’s 

holding his leg trouser leg 

above the ankle, swinging

it a little, perhaps to help 

that side of his body move. 

Old man muttering. He 

moves so slowly, bent

over, an inverted L 

a right angle of a man 

doing the Lambeth 

walk.