No wheels on the bottom

No stickers on the sides

No glitter on the laces

No glow-in-the-dark slides

A ratty pair of white tennis shoes

That are slowly turning cream

The ugliest shoes in the classroom

And the coolest pair I’d ever seen

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No dirt on the bottom

No chafes on the sides

No rubbed off leather toes

And no buckle without shine

A perfect lair of Mary Janes

That fly off her perfect feet

Whenever she enters my imperfect home

That only she could complete