Why Do We Need Laces?

Why do we need laces? To tie up our shoes Why make is so difficult? To tie that annoying thread through Mum makes me wear lace ups I don’t know why she tries For tying is the thing I hate And have come to despise I see my friends with sandals Or thongs to walk around Why mum makes me wear sneakers Is really quite profound I try to tie the laces But end up in a fit For I tie the wrong ones together And that just makes me trip And so I keep on trying To make those laces stay In a pretty bow upon my shoes So I can run and play And when I thought I lost all hope My mother sat me down She handed me a present In a box big and brown I opened and there they were Pink and glowing bright A new pair of sneakers And oh to my delight No laces could be found But velcro to strip them tight No more fighting with my laces To do my shoes up right So now I love my shoes I wear them everyday And though one day I might get lace ups Right now its velcro all the way! Nadine Hof 23 February 2007