a requiem for my converse
for three years you have served me
for three years, been reliable
unquestioning, infallible
an aide to every step
yet this year looks to be your last
your integrity, long passed
and now that you are flaking,
i'm very much aghast
i've worn you through buildings
i've worn you through the woods
it seems to me that you have been
quite a useful pair of goods
you weren't meant for hiking
but up the hills i went
eventually i got new in-soles
oh, arch support, heaven-sent!
i thank you for your service
but away now you must go
for if i wear you much longer
i fear i'll lose a toe!
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