NaPoWriMo #25 First things First: “My Feet are Killing Me!”

April 24, 2010

Everyone in my household was asleep when I came home after a grueling walk. The only thing I could say as I sat down to look at today’s prompt is, “My feet are killing me!”

The long road home may be one less traveled,
But tell that too my tired feet.
They support my every move,
And help me stand complete.

But when you walk for hours and hours
After your car has broken down,
Your feet start grumbling for revenge
And inflict pain from the ground.

Sure the moon is full and bright
And the wind is against my back,
But I have painful evidence
In every mile of track.

“You will hear from my lawyer!”
I say in my ever exhausted mind,
“Attempted murder or manslaughter?
Why do they inflict this crime?”

While I sit on the plaintiff’s bench,
My shoes will take the stand,
They will speak from hallowed tongues,
And soles that truth demands.

And if a jury of my peers
Finds guilty my killing feet,
The judge may send them away for life,
So they never walk the street.

No blisters, bunions, or ingrown nails
Could possibly defend,
That when my feet are killing me
They reach their tired ends.

So send them away, send them up the river
Give me relief from my killing feet,
Let me sleep upon my back
So my feet can’t walk the street.

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Comments (19)
  1. Stan Ski Said,

    Boots made for walking don’t suit my feet either.
    Good post.

  2. admin Said,

    Yeah. I’d hate to walk a mile in Nancy Sinatra’s boots!

    Thanks, Stan!

    ~Mark

  3. vivienne blake Said,

    You have my sympathy. The line: ‘They will speak from hallowed tongues’
    appealed to me.

  4. Ingeborg Said,

    I sympathise with your feet. Hadn’t occurred to me to quickly say something myself after reading the prompt. Enjoyed your poem :) Ingeborg

  5. Iself Said,

    You really made me laugh! My favorite two lines are these:

    “They will speak from hallowed tongues,
    And soles that truth demands.”

  6. Derrick Said,

    Vivienne pipped me to the line “They will speak from hallowed tongues,
    And soles that truth demands”. Great images. Hope the ache has eased!

  7. admin Said,

    Thanks, Vivienne. The eyelets in my shoes were also shedding tears.

    Thanks again!

    ~Mark

  8. admin Said,

    Thanks, Derrick! The dogs have stopped barking for a while.

    ~Mark

  9. admin Said,

    Thanks, Ingeborg. My dogs are no longer barking. They are resting quiet. I’ve decided not to press charges…THIS TIME! :-)

  10. admin Said,

    Thanks, Iself. My eyelets were shedding tears on this long journey into night.

    Thanks again!

    ~Mark

  11. pamela Said,

    Mark,
    This is so funny! But I sincerely hope you feet feel better.
    Pamela

  12. pamela Said,

    oops! “your” ugh!

  13. Mark Lysgaard Said,

    Thanks, Pamela. From the bottom of my sole. ;-)

  14. Dan Rako Said,

    Only one problem with sending them up the river…

  15. one more believer Said,

    ahhh judge and jury… i concure… reminds when i ran a half marathon… painful does not come close… hopefully you will still love your car long after the jury has left the building… another great post!!! conduit connect

  16. Mark Lysgaard Said,

    Thanks, Dan. I realize my feet could be fish bait and alas I would be known as stumpy.

    ~Mark

  17. Mark Lysgaard Said,

    I ran the Hood to Coast here in Portland a few years ago. A 24 hr relay race that’s enough to never speak to your feet again. ;-)

    Thanks one more believer :-)

  18. Marie Said,

    To our feet! Lonely travelers, all. Loved your rhyme and rhythm.

  19. Mark Lysgaard Said,

    Thanks, Marie. When our feet our down, they must never be defeated ;-)

    ~Mark

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