My Shoe Story

Sensible, black, and extra, extra wide 
Stretching for dear life over my xxl feet 
I would love something prettier… sexier… high-heelier 
But those things groan under me 
Scream out for mercy 
See me coming in the shop 
And run in the opposite direction 
(And I don’t have the physique to run after them) 
So from here through to eternity 
My shoe story will forever be 
My faithful black flats and me 

The story behind the poem

This was written at a workshop from the prompt ‘the shoes on your feet’.