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Navy blue socks and sandals

Navy blue socks, with sandals
remember that guy
I do
i remember laughing  
I remember thinking,
what the hell was he thinking
then i remember the jokes
then more laughing
then i moved on with my life
 
Next year, same guy
he had on his strap type sandals
you know the ones
that go around the ankle
the ones that look like
they should come with a free fanny pack
and two tickets to Sea world  
yeah those ones
 
but, he was missing one thing............
 
Those navy blue socks
the ones we laughed at last summer
the ones that hid his feet from society  
but now because we laughed and pointed
he decided to show the world
what he was hiding
 
 
I'll admit it I stared
for awhile
it was the bad accident everyone refers to
when they cant look away  
Oh the horror
dare i say my stomach turned
 
Toe nails thick and tinged yellow  
with what appeared to be black outlining each nail
toe jam?  
one nail so long it was starting to twist
the crustiest heels i had ever seen
layers of crust
seriously you could have put a cigar out on his heel
he would not have felt it
what was left of his pinky toe  
peeked out from the side
and was staring back at me
 
i quickly gathered myself
and got the hell out of dodge
while running away
a thought popped into my brain
what just happened  
with the feet/sandals
was my fault
and your fault
 
We had to laugh and point
we made him believe his socks were the enemy
that those socks were somehow holding him back socially
we had no idea
no idea at all
that those navy blue socks
were for our benefit
so we could keep the lunches we paid for
in our stomachs
 
so we wouldn't have to bare witness  
to the monsters behind the socks
he was doing us a favor
he was protecting us
and instead of recognizing him  
as a guy who was actually doing a public service
we chastised him  
to the point of him releasing the dogs
on the masses
 
So the next time you see a guy wearing socks and sandals
instead of laughing
perhaps we should pat him on the back
and say thank you
commend him
shit maybe even buy the guy lunch
but whatever you do don't laugh
because you never know someones reason why
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
Written by nikkimoe
Published | Edited 11th Jul 2012
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