A Pair of Shoes Van Gogh

Inspired by the painting 'a pair of shoes' by Van Gogh (link in comments). Van Gogh used old shoes for still life as they were cheaper than flowers and with some similarity to portraiture. Standing stock still in time Every crease evidence of the miles travelled All unruliness now evaporated, out of sight To arrive at this point of stillness The gait detectable, the hardship felt Slightest hint of the lustre once held Realisation time moves in but one direction This isn't stillness, but transcendence of time My brush strokes link me to a future where my gait doesn't wear away my sole in any sense of the word There, I'll travel a path untroubled, unhindered Transcendence, a nice thought, though fleeting But for when my mind is busy or my body occupied I am here, weighted, my gait working against me