First Steps

Just like a riddle first we crawl
But that is in the dark of dawn
Come morning we learn to scrawl
In the sand our imaginations spawn

By noon we manage to stand erect
Walk a step, an inch, a mile or two
Then holding hands the one we met
Tie the knot, kiss and sign indeed I do

Sunset begins the bright day wanes
Leaving only shadows that are long
Behind us the world speaks, profanes
The memory where once we did belong