A Pair for Life
The start of my life really just for show
Never placed on the ground just covering toes
Different devices to keep me in place
Buckles , elastic , Velcro and lace
We run and jump we play as one
I hold my breath as through puddles we run.
Pick up your feet don’t scuff my skin
I want a long life not thrown in the bin.
Through our lives we’ve danced and played
Keeping you warm and dry each day
Occasions to smile with others to be sad
You changed my facade to follow a fad.
Older you are with steps not so sure.
Fighting your illness the one with no cure
Comfy I am now only worn inside
One last time we walked slow and tired
We changed many times through out the years
Going it alone or copying peers.
Sadly your gone and in a box I will drop
Given for good cause to the charity shop.
D.J.L