Sunday, May 17, 2026

the gum shoe dilemma

this gum
stuck to my shoe
reminds
me of you. no matter how hard
i try to scrape
it away,
there's always more
stuck
between the treads,
hardened
and grey.
i didn't see you lying
there all pink
and pretty 
on the hot pavement,
then stepped right into it.
time for
new shoes.

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