~Shoes~

why don't
you have
a beer
and a
bowl of
chowder
with me
before you go

you can crash
my party anytime
make me
hum like
a butterfly
balancing on
a latent leaf
waiting for
something

fast like
moving in
a daydream
tell me
how to
make right
all the
wrong turns
I've made

one chance
for beauty
someone left
fresh cut flowers
on my
windowsill this
morning it
was sweet
I'll  be sure
to tell him

fold me
in your
arms again
I'm origami
that's where
I'm safe
from harm
and can forget
I'm messed up

it's all over now, baby blue
I can
understand because
you're not
wearing the right shoes
you don't
really see
me standing here

~Sarah Mahina Calvello