Shoes - Daily Poem 1

Shoes

I open the closet to the inner workings of my brain

And look upon my collection of shoes

Shoes I’ve spent so hard to achieve

Shoes that I adore with my last heartbeat

I look meticulously

Looking for the right pair to wear

Looking for the one that will make me fit in

Wearing my shoes that I’ve polished clean

I run to my friends, ones that I make sure are keen

Keen to look at my shoes, the ones I’ve worked so hard for 

And my friends do, inviting me to more than their door

Day after day, night after night, I return my shoes in the place they were

So they never get lost in the vast closet of my inner brain

I make sure it’s all in the same pattern 

And exit the closet, closing my eyes to not hurt my shoes any more

I stay in my brain, lingering just a little longer

To form a new pair of shoes, something to help me last

I fall asleep halfway through, forgetting it ever happened

I wake up, taking up time I don’t have to choose my shoes

I need to pick the right one, I have everything to lose

I met my friends, and we ran a lot

It stressed my shoes, the only shoes I got

Coming home, I’m tired out

I retreated to the closet in my inner mind

Went back to my safe space, looking for the spot

I couldn’t find it, so I put in the best position

Closed my eyes to rest for a second, falling down onto my shoes

I woke at the impact, but tried to unsee

My shoes were all jumbled, I could find nothing to wear

The doorbell rang, I made a mistake

My friends were at the doorstep, laughing at me maybe, I couldn’t catch a break

I tried to find some shoes, but they barged right in

They didn’t look at me, my shoes were not where they had been