the lost shoe

you can't find
your other shoe.
it's gone.
and you have no
one to blame it
on but yourself.
in the past
you'd grab the dog
look into
his eyes and question
him until he broke
and pointed with
his paw where
it was.
but now
you have to crawl
on the floor
and look under
the bed where there
are many things
you also thought
were lost.