TRAIT 2.0

he has short legs but a wide stride.
like every step he is trying to make it over a puddle.
salt and pepper hair mixed over brown, sweeping down to touch arched brows.
he is on his phone
lisping through t's and r's, trowing his voice to mimic a nagging woman.
then he paces, listens, quiet.
mouth open, thin knobby hand tracing his round cheek.
the voice on the phone talking
 making nervous optimism grow in his blue eyes

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 short legs but a wide stride.
like every step like a lunges to make it over a puddle.
salt and pepper hair mixed over brown, sweeping down to touch arched brows.
speaking on his phone
lisping through t's and r's, trowing his voice to mimic a nagging woman.
then he paces, listens, quiet.
mouth open, thin knobby hand tracing his round cheek.
the voice on the phone talking
 making nervous optimism grow in his blue eyes

  no original list words

• salt n pepper.
• lisp .
• open mouth. 
• arched brows.
• round cheek .
• knobby hands .
• sleek hair.
• thin.
• brown hair.
• short legs
• long stride

 small stumpy legs
 but he walks like a cowboy.
every step like a lunge over a puddle.
molded bark colored hair, reaching down to touch highrise brows.
slurring through t's and r's,  his voice twisting into a nagging woman.
 conspiring with  his phone
then he paces, listens, hushed.
mouth slack, bones peaking from under skin,tracing his plush cheek.
the voice on the phone talking
 making nervous optimism grow in his eyes