blue shoes

she slips
into her blue
shoes, shrugs
as she looks
into the mirror
and says, why
not. and
everyone loves
them. the whole
day, it's where
did you get
those shoes,
i want a pair
just like that.
and when she
goes home that
night, sits
on the edge
of her bed
with the stars
across the window,
and takes
off her shoes,
she wonders
what else in
her life
could she take
a chance on
to make
things brighter.