sneakers

 

sneakers

the sneakers
lay  in  the attic
not quite new not
quite used-the perfect
size the perfect fit with
a sturdy sole but comfort
walks with fashion and the
latter un-reliable walked on by

to some other sensitive sole ah
nothingventurednothinggained
you know ... in senisible shoes
the shoes  ... never  had a say
unwanted unskuffed unbrok-

en ... all they ever wanted
was to  s   t   r   e   t  c  h
under you weight to be
bro    ken under your

 

 

heel - stinkwiththesmell-
ofyou - the sneakers lay
in the attic - maybe one

day that style will come
´round again  or perhaps
your kids´ll drag ém out
and play dress up and
laugh at where your
taste went

Author's Notes/Comments: 

To all of you senitive soles and sensible shoes out there - may you find the perfect fit!

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onelilartist's picture

OH YEAH!! I love concrete poetry--especially when it says so much in analogy. I won't go into what I READ between the lines, but I WILL say that I truly like your writing style and voice. I have several shape poems on my page. Sometimes they just turn out that way with no thought or preconcieved notion as to making it that way. This was one of the best I've read.
Jessica