The leather man was
behind a great oak desk.
Leather boots
and shoes, piles of them, hid his face
from view. Leather shoulder
bags hung
like great unearthed roots.
The place was dark and callused
but glowed an old orange.
I came to have my only good shoe fixed.
He said, come back for them
in five or so days. His sound felt
as tough as leather.
This must be the leatherman:
mouth fed only leather;
tongue sensed
only fine leather; leather leash
round a thick neck. Entire
human shape
cut
from such fine leather.
Feb 5
Feb 5, 2026 at 8:37 AM UTC
The leather man was
behind a great oak desk.
Leather boots
and shoes, piles of them, hid his face
from view. Leather shoulder
bags hung
like great unearthed roots.
The place was dark and callused
but glowed an old orange.
I came to have my only good shoe fixed.
He said, come back for them
in five or so days. His sound felt
as tough as leather.
This must be the leatherman:
mouth fed only leather;
tongue sensed
only fine leather; leather leash
round a thick neck. Entire
human shape
cut
from such fine leather.