I went to the department store to find a tennis running athletic shoe

I wanted a shoe I thought felt good and true

I wanted to spend less than 80 dollars

I wanted a running tennis athletic shoe to hold up my feet

Give them support

Train them to be the best feet this side of whatever Walmart was around

I wanted something on sale

With laces and none of that no-lace shoe shit

I wanted a shoe that supported my feet, my heels, my legs, my soul

Something without that mesh athletic beekeeper dolphin skin shit

Just a straight leather upper from a cow or suede or a man-made fake leather thingy

I wanted this but got nothin’

I couldn’t find what I wanted

I left the department store an unsatisfied man

Unrequited tennis shoe boy

Now I have to go online and search search search

And find my pot of gold at the end of the tennis athletic running hiking shoe rainbow

Wish me luck…

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