Cinderella's shoes

When life was all about

what no one wanted to hear

eyes dreamed.

Feet groped.

Dawn bored.

Reflection remained a shadow

without a face

Life weighed heavy

waiting to break

Crude hope drew away

Imminent despair made its way.

When all second chances

were thought to be exhausted,

Will conquered reason

Made ‘Fairy Godmother’ appear

even within walls

where no one could hear.

Shoes could find their soles

covering the misery yet untold

With a pumpkin for a chariot set to roll

What rat would not take to its feet

over scraps of cheese

passing off as noble steed.

Charm of a misfit

will always catch the attention

of prying eyes

While rags in riches will linger

as long as the curfew does not mind.

Sneak-peak at life’s reward

does not last long

whereas the truth about life

lies in the shoes held-on.

The curfew breaks

when the pumpkin begins to show

that it was always a pumpkin

and nothing more

Now that the cheese is done

What rat would stay behind

and that’s when the clock strikes midnight.

Dazzled by what life can offer

In exchange to a simple dare

Too dazed to realize

a hidden shoe is incomplete

without its pair,

revokes the old life back

with twice the worries

to care.

The hunters on the prowl

Are more merciful than the shoe

Letting even the finest half-wit

Try it.

Wriggle in it,

Squirm to fit.

Every shoe will meet its occasion!

Then,

there will be shoes for every occasion!!

Flats.

Kitten heels.

Stilettos.

Truth is, what is good for the highs

is good for the lows

As for the secret of your journey

the ‘secret of success’

Only your shoes know.

finished on 8 September 2009

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