your persona is outdoors my friend says
as we paw through the sale racks
at the chic women’s clothing store 50% off 75% off 80% off
and nothing I want to buy even dirt cheap
because I am not chic perhaps my sneakers give me away
my orthotics pressed inside so that I don’t walk
on the outer edges of my feet but rather straight-forward
but no matter how many orthotics I purchase and wear
I still manage that off-kilter walk though sometimes
dare imagine myself walking the walk
at one of those fashion shows where the models strut
and twirl to show off their designer couture
not one wearing orthotics although I predict that ten years hence
these fashionistas will be suffering
from wearing stilettos their toes bent into cruel over-wrought shapes
it helps to be naturally tall which I am along with Michelle Obama
who also has been known to wear high heels
even though this means she tops six feet and her persona is not outdoors
but mine is which is why I escape
the chic clothing shop with its knockdown sales because I just have to
get outside it suits me.
