Crossing The Street At 62

Got caught in the middle of the crosswalk when the light changed. I tried to pick up the pace, tried to shift into a sudden jog but my knees would have none of that. "No freaking way!" they said. I attempted a step or two of hopeful acceleration and they just shut that shit down right there in the middle of the busy downtown intersection leaving me feeling extremely vulnerable. But I just resigned to fate right there and thought: "Screw this! I'm just going to accept whatever happens! You were dumb enough to get your aging ass in this position, now accept the consequences!" I mean, I didn't see my life flash before me or anything but it did startle me a bit in that moment.