One night I dreamt
Of a shoe beside the shore
Empty and abandoned
Alone in the windy night
I crept closer.
As I approach I see
It's not just a shoe but a home
Empty and alone
In this windy summers night
I try the knob
I find it unlocked
I step inside and light the fire
Small and warm
A house for only one
For me
The wind picks up
My shoe is lifted and carried
Floating in the storm
Away to Oz I surely am
Or maybe not
The shoe drops
With the sound of the splash
I fall against the wall
Sailing through monstrous waves
Thrown away from shore
The storm calms
Tantrum subsided I climb outside
I look all around
No land in sight for months and years
I'm lost at sea
For days for weeks
I live on fish and weed and sun
In my little shoe
My shoe for only one
For me
At long last
I see the long line of coast
A sea side town
My shoe drifts towards shore
A seagull says hello
I reach the beach
Drift up onto the soft white sand
I wander into town
For food, for drink, to say hello
At night I will return
To the shoe beside the shore |
Submission Name: Shoe Beside the Shore
