Shoes
My son decided he would take me out for the day
He wouldn’t tell me where.
We drove for a while and soon enough
I could smell the sea.
After lunch, we took a stroll down the local high street
Dragging me into a toyshop, crammed to the rafters and I worried I might be buried alive. I found a gold and blue trinket box.
The young man serving said it was a wishing box.
“Write your wish on a bay leaf”, he said. “And place it in the box.”
I had no desire to engage, so I paid with a smile.
Back home, I decided to give it a go. What did I have to lose?
Keep it small, I thought. I had seen a pair of suede shoes, over my price range and was hoping they would come down in price with the help of the wish.
I have my shoes now. The next day I almost broke my ankle when the heel snapped. I wondered, nursing my ankle, was it the wish or the box?
Where did the misfortune come from?
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