Shoes.
Worn. Tight. Seldom too big.
Dirty laces hopelessly knotted.
Boys style, girls style -- no matter, if it fits.
Shoes.
Required for school.
Necessary for long distance walking.
Protecting feet widened and flat from several barefoot years.
Shoes.
Covering filthy socks, frayed, torn,
often too big but smoothly folded under.
Shoes.
New. Black canvas on rubber soles. Made in China.
Seldom wide enough.
Hope they stretch or get passed on to someone else.
Shoes.
Into the black plastic bag with the soap, and the toothbrush,
the pencil and the shampoo.
Shoes.
Home to Mama.
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