Long Lay the Stick

Long lay the stick,
on the path I trod.
I'm sure you are saying,
this sounds quite odd.

Pick up the stick,
is what I would say.
No one else will,
at least not today.

Why all the fuss
about a broken stick?
If I am walking,
the stick I don't pick,

may cause me to stumble
doing a head plant,
nose face in the dirt.
No, I won't. I just can't.