Barefooted miss on the fluroscope machine
Barefooted miss on the fluoroscope machine
watching her green splayed toe bones glisten
radiant radioactivity encouraging vanity’s gain
just as quickly as she rejects this unexpected ache
for foolish pretty patent
leather shoes’ impracticality -
Barefooted miss shaking off this unbidden craving for a
single
delicate buckle with which to daintily dip her toe into the
lake of the future
Drenched instead in an instant flood of visions
standing in the thundering rain of years to come
soaked soon-to-be-six-year-old
suddenly-serious with her mission
thrumming, humming with dignity
waiting her turn
to be shod properly
ready to navigate each oncoming drill
with grace
ready to stride
with straight shoulders
into kindergarten
beginning the irrevocable roll of her ribboned future
unfurling
without a fluoroscope to guide her fit
* notation: fluroscope machines were used to x-ray the foot to properly fit shoes
