the way to walk is to hold their right hand in yours
stand behind them and hold your left hand on the belt line ready
it's actually dangerous if you let them hold onto your shoulders
for balance

i will have to be ready to pull my father up by his pants
in case he overbalances while he figures out
how his feet and ankles and knees and hips
work together in a walk

yesterday i watched him relearn his fingers and his grasp
and his arms in a room full of blocks and balls and bands
each inch moved a devotion

how slow, i can attend to every one of your hairs