Our ancestors coveted
creations both worn & eaten,
ate in order to see & vice versa --
Retifism or phermone deficiency?
Heel to toe, outsole to vamp,
its shape is the guile of fashion
standing on ceremony
with deadly pointed accuracy
guiding men to their ruin
beneath a 6th Avenue streetlamp
or a glittering runway glide
with cutout toes for eyes.
It's the beast dietetic --
It's prodigal style --
It's cocoa underfoot
& serotonin to the wise.
More than taste
or sightly extension of thigh,
it's a toe-down, heel-raised height,
you exquisite prize.
for Kally
31 May 2008