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Two Pairs of Shoes

I got a pair for casual wear
and the salesman sold me another
for formal wear like romantic dates,
and job interviews
knowing I had just graduated and
had a beautiful girlfriend.

I've been working two shift jobs
paying down student loans
and credit card debt.
And my girlfriend left town
with a rich man
soon after she saw me
in worker's uniform.

It's been a while since then.

I still have two pairs of shoes,
the casual wear is worn out
the formal one is
brand new
wrapped in a fancy shoe box
made for expensive shoes.

August 1, 2017
TWO PAIRS OF SHOES--Sponsored by John Lawless

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 3/13/2023 12:47:00 PM

I can feel the pain and the loss in the lines. The telltale one says, "I still have two pairs of shoes, the casual wear is worn out." I enjoyed reading this one today. Thank you for sharing and for dropping by my page. Sara

Fin Chuuk

Date: 2/28/2023 8:40:00 PM

Sadly some people only have eyes on gold.

Anil Deo

Date: 5/31/2022 3:08:00 AM

If true, you are both great poet and overcomer. Enjoyed the many meanings here ... Shalom shalom ( poets who never loved, are technically sound .... But living & losing made an Emily Dickinson)

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 12/28/2019 9:44:00 AM

Wow! I love this. So hopeful...so sad!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/19/2018 5:29:00 PM

I learned something about you reading this!! (if it's not fictional) Sure enjoyed this one from last year.

Vijay Pandit
Date: 9/19/2018 6:06:00 PM

Total fiction Andrea..should have disclosed..

Freddie Robinson Jr.

Date: 10/31/2017 10:43:00 AM

Very ironic and insightful poem, Vijay. I had a beautiful girlfriend like that too in my young life. Wanted the glamorous life quick and fast, not the way I was building my life, slow and steady. C'est la vie (such is life.) Wonderful poem. Love and joy always.

Vijay Pandit
Date: 10/31/2017 11:10:00 AM

Thank you Freddie!