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Shoes

How do I love my shoes?
Let me count the ways

I love their comfort and style and price
When my foot can slip in
When kicking out of sight
foolish Insults and remarks.

I love them for their shine
and waterproofing,
Quiet in the walking,
By sun and torch-light.

I love the comfort as men
strive for Comfort.
I love their fashionability,
as they bask In praise.

I love them with a passion
when put to good use
In my tight briefs,
and with my manhood's faith
And daily needs.

I love them with a love
I show to women
With my swanky gait.
I love them with the breath
I breathe upon their shine,

The smiles of their buying
and tears when their life
comes to an end.

And if I could be bothered,
I shall love them even
after recycling.

 

 

words and foto Tommy Carroll

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