Ode to My Shoes
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
Copyright Credit: “Ode to My Shoes.” Poem from Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems. Poem copyright © 1998 by Francisco X. Alarcón. Permission arranged with Children’s Book Press, an imprint of LEE & LOW BOOKS Inc., New York, NY 10016. All rights reserved. Learn more at leeandlow.com.
Source: Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems (Lee & Low Books, 1998)