Skater shoes
climbed in my window at night
And found a home
next to my converses
Skater shoes watched
me learn to dance,
Tried teaching
me to run instead.
Skater shoes
rested at night
Cozy, next to my
bed
And bare feet
touched mine while the moon rose and fell
But soon those
shoes wore thin;
Too much dancing.
Too much running.
Brown eyes,
skater shoes; we fell in love too young
My converse learned
the meaning of solitude.
Then all too
easily, all too comfortably
Skater shoes were
at my window again
Tracking their
mud into my bed
Finding their
old home next to my converses.
Bare feet danced
together,
Bare feet warmed
each other until the early morning.
Skater shoes
stayed,
They laughed and
loved.
Skater shoes
were home next to my converse
Brown eyes,
skater shoes; we fell in love too fast
For soon those
soles wore thin
And sock feet
touched the blacktop as they ran
Skater shoes
danced in the night
Skater shoes
danced often
Danced without
my converses
Danced alone.
Brown eyes,
skater shoes; we fell in love too far away
Alone, my
converses quit dancing,
While skater
shoes were grinded to a halt.
Desperation,
necessity, and longing returned skater shoes to me.
My converses apologize.
Skater shoes
promise to do better.
Brown eyes,
skater shoes; we fell in love too young, too fast, too far away
Brown eyes,
skater shoes; we can learn to dance again.
