Grey Shoes

Frayed lace,
Stained lips,
Stone, gray shoes.
Rubber worn,
Walls wrinkled,
White, washed too.

Mildew splayed,
Apron splattered,
Threads spewed,
Eyelets shattered,
Sole crinkled,
Raw, tattered,
Fabric chewed.

Eyelets chipped,
Edges soiled,
Heel crimped,
Tongue toiled,
Mud freckled,
Logo boiled,
Bottom unglued.

Puke peppered,
Toe blasted,
Apron checkered,
Juice casted,
Decay layered,
Sun fastened,
Seams undoed.

Sublingual glow,
Violet ripples.
Veiled within,
Trash, simple.
Two words flashed,
Etched by dimples:
Love, Cocoon.