feel (an un-ode to my new shoes)

feel

the new shoes are good
but they will get better
when my feet teach them
to relax

shoes have a life cycle:
breakin
steady state
golden age
pronation sole
pebble sensitivity
ow
trashcan farewell

if the shoe is not quadruple-E wide
“side-slopover” obtains

between “golden age”
and “pronation sole”

shod or not we get a feel of the Earth
through our feet
and the best shoes can sense the magma
churning away deepdown
and feel the energy
and draw power from it

the worst shoes feel wrong
disown the Earth and lead you astray
into that badly hicked town Blisterville
and her sister city Straitjacket

these new shoes are young promising pups
that keep the dogs from barking
whilst embarking