Yoru no Kurotsuki

She left her shoes

out in the rain

again,

as they dried the salt

of her toil became

 evidence of long days

at heel

sweat to the surface.

Yoru no Kurotsuki

Something beautiful in the

way they waited to rescue,

to carry her anywhere

 to bear her weight 

something sad in the way

they lay kicked aside,..

as moonless night.

Reviews

[m.s.early]

Wow. something in this made me surrender to your poem. i watched the bittersweet. i saw her and thought of you.

[Corset]

I love that surrender, thank you

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Friends will be there for you in difficult time, loved ones will be the light in your darkest times.

[Corset]

What a beautiful sentiment R&R, thank you for commenting

[jacob erin-cilberto]

but they are faithful, always there for her to comfort...and to think of those in poorer countries, especially the kids who have no shoes...people don't appreciate them enough.

in Trinidad people would put shoes outside the door to dry...but had to be careful when they slipped them on, because often scorpions would take lodging in them.

i also see a metaphor in this poem...people who are always there for another and yet get kicked aside...often happens...they use us, wear us...but never let them dry from the tears.

years ago i supervised in a factory that made Brown Shoes..Naturalizers...so i relate to this in several ways.

j.