O Nike, thou goddess of ethereal footwear that adorn my feet
Each day I slip into the softness of a kid glove and sigh
For you know what I need to make my day complete
A walk in the magical kingdom of nature that beckons me
And I will for all eternity covet these sneakers and treat them well
As they will take me places far and wide upon the road of life
Verily I say unto you, never cease your production
Nor bring to an end your outrageous styles and colors
But, what-ho! Methinks I spied a crippled heel, nay two
Made worn by many steps upon the FitBit
Alas my magical shoes are but earthly and corrupted
Old and eroded with the smell of death, what to do?
In the midst of my distress, as I contemplated my plight
There came to me a voice, I know not from whence
And the words did reverberate in my ears
“I will give you the answer”
And Nike did speak unto me in this hour of distress
To give me hope and sooth my fevered brow
“Prithee, where may I find the balm to save my sole
What words of wisdom have you to impart”
“Listen carefully and take heed, for all your strength you will need
Get thee unto Amazon, and there you shall find that which you seek
In its ancient archives you will find a ruby tube
With these letters of black emblazoned upon it “SHOE GOO”
“This magic GOO when applied, will waken your shoes to new life
The old and tired will once again be young and strong
And each day will be as when you first beheld them on the shelf
Your eyes bedazzled and your heart lost to their beauty”
And so it came to pass, this pair of shoes I bought was my last
The GOO preserves from year to year, the shoes that I hold so dear
Upon my feet I place them daily, and though age may slow my step
The shoes and I will tread lightly and leave a gentle wake
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Author:
Bella Shepard (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: April 7th, 2022 08:40
- Comment from author about the poem: This is my one act of random silliness for the day. My husband worked for Nike for many years, and I have an affinity for the brand, plus an employee discount. Hope I don't offend anyone with the style, but here goes.
- Category: Humor
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Comments6
You are a good writer ! This is such an engaging good poem .. nicely expressed 🙂
Thank you for your kind words. It was fun to write.
Bella What a great poem. It was amusing to read and easy too in that it flowed so well. I often read too much into things but it seemed to me an analogy as well and I couldn't help thinking that you in praying to the shoe god were baptizing them with shoe goo to them renew. Loved it
Thank you dear friend, I'm honored by your comments and your analogy is spot on. I have to say that Shoe Goo has kept many a sneaker alive long after they should have died.
I never met that Nike gal in person. Have you?! She's very old! heehee.
Old indeed, but still going strong. I've never had the good fortune to meet her, but perhaps one day when I give up the shoes. Thank you my friend for reading my bit of silliness.
You can't beat Nike, for running shoes. Did move to Adidas for a time, but had to get back to my favourites.
Thank you dear Paul for reading my little attempt at humor. Adidas is cool, but in our house Nike usually rules. My husband is retired from there, but still gets the employee discount. In fact out whole family still gets the Nike discount. Can't pass that up.
Great words Bella, may you walk in comfort forever.
Andy
Thank you Andy for your kind words and wish. A lovely thought "to walk in comfort forever". Thank you so much.
Odds bodkins, forsooth & by Saint John dear mistress Bella .. whilst tis possible to beat ye egg & ye drum and even ye carpet ... Let's beat around ye olde bush & try to kid our selves .. Tis nigh on impossible to beat ye comfort, style & durability of a pair of Nike footwear ........... Neville 🙂
Thou dost honor me dear poet. I, but a humble scribbler, am touched by your words of kindness. Forsooth, the sublime nature of Nike is quite beyond compare!
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