Sneakered

In Air Jorden’s he strode proud,
with name-brands he stood
apart.

In closets
sneakers walked
not far from their boxes.


Heel to toe stock grew

Well known on eBay,
to barter, trade and pay
he paved the way

Fake stuff,
imitations led to 
litigation
financial gloom.

Nike rued the day
his wife
put down her foot
gave him what for,

then ran away

in cut-price
              footwear.

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L Milton Hankins

Date: 11/7/2022 1:25:00 PM

And so it is.... This reminds me of a poem I wrote once about a child who did not get something he wanted for Christmas and couldn't understand why his daddy got a new Harley...or something like that. It's been a while. I liked your poem a lot, Eric.

Eric Ashford
Date: 11/7/2022 2:41:00 PM

Thank you L Milton, good analogy! I hear there is money to be made in this sneaker thing, but its sounds like a lot of hard work! Glad this silly piece hit the mark for you.