So for this poem assignment we had to mimic the style (different type of description with each stanza) of Wallace Steven's poem "Thirteen Different Ways of Looking at a Blackbird."
I
A rush for school
A rush for work
Throw on a shoe—it doesn’t matter which.
Pull a pair from under the sofa.
II
Stainless glass windows
Holding the key to happiness
Bright new soles and laces—find the right size
Pull a pair from the display.
III
The sharp click of heels
Wild but never free
Confining feet —see the red ones
Pick a partner from the music.
IV
Her first pair
So small, so important
Molding tiny toes, supporting mini ankles
Get a pair to help her walk.
V
Sharp cleats pressing into the red clay
Dig ‘em deeper, son
Get to second base
Bought ‘em from a sports catalog.
VI
Trained leather embracing a foot
Sperry’s never scuffing the deck
Say they’re made for sailors
Today everybody’s a pirate.
VII
Batman light ups
Essential first grade gear
Stomp extra hard as you walk
Erase the darkness from class.
VIII
Commercial interruptions
Fix your thighs, sculpt your abs
Maybe you’ll look like Kim K
Oh these miracle shoes.
IX
Sore, festering blisters
10 of them like an angry mob
You’ve missed the mark
Just not your size
X
Sloppy rain, heavy legs
Flooded Charleston streets
Classic color
Bright yellow ducky boots
XI
Mom? Mom! Mom…
Too expensive, what does that mean?
Cults of teenage girls rush to their altars
Prom—glittering, strappy heels
XII
Wet with mud
Thrown into the washer
Clomping around and around
Never to be the same.
XIII
Swampy lake
Sharp bottom rocks and
Ruthless driftwood
Blue mesh shoes to protect us.
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