Ode to My Shoes
BY FRANCISCO X. ALARCÓN
my shoes
rest
all night
under my bed
tired
they stretch
and loosen
their laces
wide open
they fall asleep
and dream
of walking
they revisit
the places
they went to
during the day
and wake up
cheerful
relaxed
so soft
Francisco X. Alarcon, “Ode to My Shoes” from Bellybutton of the Moon. Copyright © 1998 by Francisco X. Alarcon. Reprinted by permission of Lee & Low Books.
Source: Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems (Lee & Low Books, 1998)