Sole's

 

Souls

Rummaging through all of her things,

overwhelming ‘til my heart stings.

Finding her favorite pair of shoes

None other would she ever use.

 

The leather worn to a soft suede,

The color, like her life did fade.

The sole worn, the heal replaced,

each adventure, together  faced.

 

My finger runs against the stain

of blood when she fell in such pain.

the stain blended with the brown hue,

edges lightened by morning dew.

 

Worn to every doctor visit,

until her feet too swollen to fit.

The buckles had scratches across,

from sitting crisscross-applesauce.

 

Toes worn bare, from climbing the trees

and playing in the dirt on knees.

I cry when I see the size three,

size four, she never got to be.

 

My hands caress the soft leather,

soon again, they’ll be together.

Lacing together through earths holes,

all that will remain is both souls.

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Raven Starhawk]

O_O I had to read this over a few times since my brain is about dead. First of all it is so...enchanting I guess is the word I am searching for, but there is more here. I found many lines to be so marvelously spun and I had to stop to ponder them for a while. It flows so well too. And you really deserve a better review than this, but forgive me. ^^* I am having a senile moment. All in all I loved this.

[Arielle Ann]

all from a pair of shoes; but yes shoes do carry with them so many memories: of sweet childhood, of bitter sweet moments, of love, of our journey through life as a whole! wonderful introspection into life!bravo!!!

[marytownsend]

Beautiful and sad, I can only imagine the pain of loosing a child. There's no words to make the wrong, right. The wound has to be ripped open again when finding something that was that child's favorite thing. This is full of strong emotions and beautifully written.

[spiritwind]

This is so heartbreakingly beautiful and you had the tears wanting to fall at the words crisscross applesauce... and the next to last stanza ripped the heart out of me. Yet you never went to smaltzy or melodramatic and it would have been so easy. No, this was so honest. And an excellent end line: "all that will remain is both souls". You have rewritten in such a way as to leave your reader feeling as if we've gone with you on a journey and shared an emotion fully. I don't think there is any way to improve it now.

[RachelReaper]

Emotional and spun together in such a way that everyone can be moved by it. A true work of emotional art and worthy of the title.

[Yheela]

So very sweet, loved it!

[Bewitching Sensations]

had me tearful.. a brilliant poem.. full of emotion and hurt... sorry for your loss x x

[Liderien]

very moving!!

[deepblue04]

this reminds me of myself back in the gap. good job!

[caroline]

I like how this poem centers grief around a pair of shoes. It is true how we attach ourselves to things when a person dies.