Hot Feet?

Is it more than muddling metaphors
to suggest that those who 'drag their feet'
in any particular area of their life,
and in the lives of others, 
should have said feet 'held to the fire'
to stop said feet dragging any further?

Lost in Metaphor

When 'the sticking point'
is whether 'the band aid'
will stick or not, you can be sure
that the debate is about avoiding
talk of the gaping hole of the wound.