another side of her

she breaks a heel
in a steam
grate and screams
out a word
you've never heard
her say before.
she repeats it
again, as she pulls
her shoe
from the metal
grid imbedded
in the sidewalk.
those were my
favorite shoes, she
says. i'll never
find another pair
of heels like that.
no problem you say,
hop on board.
you give her a piggy
back to the theatre.
I've never seen
that side of you,
you say, as you
bounce along
the sidewalk.
drop me, she says,
and you'll see
even more.