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by Gail Wolper

even if you apply the best waterproof
there are those cracks
between the shoe and the soul
where the dirty snow leaks in
to your sweaty sock and
squishes with every step

01/06/2014

Author's Note: please this is a metaphor

Posted on 01/06/2014
Copyright © 2024 Gail Wolper

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Clara Mae Gregory on 01/06/14 at 08:38 PM

...and I do love good *stellar* metaphor....well done and I thank you....much enjoyed!

Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 01/06/14 at 10:34 PM

Hi Gail. I think this works well as taken at face value or as a metaphor for something deeper, perhaps life itself, no? Either way, superbly stated. :)

Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 01/07/14 at 10:32 PM

Quite the visual piece, Gail. Loved the use of "squishes" - some words give a poem that extra motion that makes me want to read it again. Thanks.

Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 01/09/14 at 09:24 PM

Metaphor to be human I think. Excellent analogy.

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