I grab a shoe
a shoe
a shoe
Because everyone wears shoes
Because everyone needs shoes
I grab a shoe
and I shove my foot
straight in
Because that's what everyone does
Because my foot wasn't good enough
as is.
Despite,
supporting my weight
and keeping me afloat.
My foot needs more, to be complete.
Because all feet get cold, I guess.
But this shoe annoys,
it suffocates
it squishes my toes
that just want to wriggle free
And I'll have to wear it,
as uncomfortable as it is,
until I wear it down
But soon after that,
this one
will have given up on me.
And I'll just have to get a new one,
and go through the whole thing,
Because everyone needs shoes
All their lives
But even after I have
shoved this foot into
that shoe
the ordeal isn't yet over.
a shoe needs effort to work right
you've got to tie it up to keep it on.
So I grab this lace,
and I scoop up that lace
and I pull like I've seen others do,
the grip on my foot gets tighter,
But this shoe's not going anywhere either.
So I start crisscrossing
and looping
and more pulling
and stretching
and soon,
I've got a finger
or two
stuck.
Frustrated,
I yank them out.
and the whole thing unravels.
and I've got to start again.
But to no avail;
with no point
Because
even when I slow down,
I get distracted,
Even when I focus,
I fail
But I spend hours
and hours
trying to knot these damn laces
trying to tie this damn shoe
Because everyone wears shoes.
They make it look so easy,
They make it look so fun,
But my foot just wants free.
To roam without constraints.
But bare-feet aren't the norm,
So I'll keep sitting here,
Slowly learning to tie my shoe.