good shoes

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the day i found my ways

i caught myself

in a tangle

tightly twined 

around

a forkful of 

spaghetti from a can't 

just pullin' the wool 

over easy

under the radar

love, life, and my pursuits;

a hapless sock thread
ensnared by a tack
on the threshold 

unwinding, revealing

a novice habit trail

from door

to table, to chair, to bed

just livin'

but barely

breaking a sweat 

smokin'

a bowl of dead ends

Is that all there is?

Peggy Lee, blinked

lookin' for 

high bars

in low places

forcin' a smile,
though

her eyes
ordered a double
some things
are better left unsaid

but winked at?...hell yeah

I caught your act,

you charlatan 

I say, strippin' off

my socks 

I know your ways

You ought to play 

out in the mud

in your good shoes 

maybe, someday

Finally

Rene~July 2013

For 100 Word Song
The song prompt was Patti Smith's "People Have The Power."
Love her and I have always felt a kinship with her lyrics
This is my somewhat personal, disconnected take on her classic.
I'm way over 100 words...
Rene~gade.