Mushrooms, Splinters, and Thorns

Same Spot

Same Spot

When a child,
my shoes always
got holes under them
at the same spots.
It was the way I stepped,
the doctor said.
so they restrained my feet
in kiddie boots
with laces all the way
to my ankles, but
that didn't help
even if I learned how
to tie things up.
Now in my sixth decade,
I step the old faulty way,
putting holes in everything
except the shoes,