Shoes
I saw a shoe that forced
Her heel above her toes sticking
Out like painful rubies. The curve
Of the arch and the sharp, upright point
Like an exclamation mark hid
The monstrosity of the vise.
What elegant shoes, they said,
And she smiled with
Relief and walked jauntily on.
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