Lost
Lying here, abandoned, alone, forlorn, forsaken,
dishevelled, deserted, excluded,
obsolete, isolated, solitary.
Untenanted, unattended, useless, unwanted, unloved.
Wet, worn, destined for the scrapheap,
Never to have a partner again, life over.
How did it come to this?
Please explain how I came to be....
a lost, lone, lacklustre shoe in the middle of the street.
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isn't it strange how you'll always seem some random lone shoe out in the middle of the street or on the side of the road? great 55, ake. i haven't got one up yet cuz i've got nothing so far. LOL my family was stressing me...maybe i'll be in a more calm, creative mood later :)
ReplyDeleteHow many times have I seen just one shoe? I don't know but I often wonder how someone could discard just ONE shoe? Must be a lot of one legged folk about... lol
ReplyDeleteGreat writing as always Akelamalu. Leaving it to the very end to tell us exactly what is happening...
When I go up to the local forest, I must see several single shoes every week. Some child's (which I can understand if they were in a pushchair or something), but some adults...this has always puzzled me too!
ReplyDeleteHi Akelamalu,
Hope everything is well and good with you. Hoping to be around more often now... so, see you soon
XX
It's meant to go with the sock that doesn't have a mate!
ReplyDeleteLet's hope some prince scoops it up and finds the Cinderella who lost it!
ReplyDeletePeace - D
You're so good at these, Ak. I never know what the last sentence is going to reveal!
ReplyDeleteExcellent 55, AK. It always makes me wonder what happened to the owner when I see a stray shoe where it shouldn't be. :D
ReplyDeletewow creative stuff, you really are very good at this arent you? x
ReplyDeletegood one honey! i kept wondering what it would be!
ReplyDeletesmiles, bee
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Hopefully Prince Charming will pick up the shoe and reunite it with its' owner.
ReplyDeletei'm finally up thx to missy! lol
ReplyDeleteI saw a lone shoe just yesterday. How very, very sad...especially for a heel. ;) Great job!
ReplyDeleteaaah - there are whole groups on flickr for such photos. I have quite a collection myself.
ReplyDeleteDid you take this? its a particularly fetching shot
Very good! I've sent your link over to another blogger who does Abondoned Shoe blog. DK will love this!
ReplyDeletehttp://abandonedshoe.blogspot.com/
Hi there! Aims did indeed send me this url, and it's lovely! Can I copy (& credit of course!) this post for the abandonedshoe.blogspot.com blog please?
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DK
Oh perfect. I see those lone shoes too. It really makes you wonder. But then there are the lone socks since it's mate got lost. And for me, who knows why, I always lose the right had glove of a pair of gloves. Go figure.
ReplyDeleteNice 55, very smooth.
It always puzzles me how anyone could lose just one shoe Ciara :#
ReplyDelete'a lot of one legged folk' - I never thought of that Cath, you made me laugh!
Oh yes children's shoes are always falling off Annelisa but adults? WTF?
Ah Buff you solved the puzzle, of course!
What a nice thought Riverpoet I'll second that!
Oh thanks Miss U, I'm glad you enjoy them. x
Yes it's begs a question doesn't it James ;)
Aw thanks Emmie x
Glad you enjoyed it Bee x
Anything lone is sad don't you think Missy? I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
That's a nice thought Cheshire Wife :)
Yes you can guarantee someone's walking with a limp if they've lost a heel RLL! ;)
Not one of my photos Lettie but it's a nice shoe!
Oh that's nice Aims, I hope he likes it. :)
Hi DK and welcome. You may use my 55 with pleasure.
Oh I forgot about lone gloves - another one of life's mysteries Barman. Glad you liked it. x
ReplyDeleteyou are now published on http://abandonedshoe.blogspot.com :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks DK :)
ReplyDeleteYour creative muse never ceases to amaze me! Fun Friday Fiction for us … though sad for the forlorn little shoe w/o its mate … lying in the middle of the street.
ReplyDeleteHugs and blessings,
I feel for that shoe... how tragic!
ReplyDeleteI was getting ready to send you a Care Package!!
ReplyDeleteGreat Job Ake...You always have a little twisty thing..hehehe
Thanks for visiting and playing, and have a Great Week-End!
G xo
Hey there, "A!" Oh, that was a neat one. Very good! I got a "kick" out of it!
ReplyDeleteDonnetta
LOVED this!!!
ReplyDeleteHow FUNNY you are, Akelamalu!
OMG...and that looks like a Chanel shoe, too!
Poor thing!
You had me going there for a minute....bwahhaahaa
ReplyDeletelol, i can only wonder what cinderella must have run off without that slipper!
ReplyDeleteSo tragic! Shoes should have pairs, and they should have lovely feet in them with well turned ankles and shapely calves.
ReplyDeleteSomebody pass a law!
Hehe. LOL. Funny way of writing bout the lost shoe!:) Great job once again
ReplyDeleteAlas, the poor shoe Storyteller. :(
ReplyDeleteMe too Anndi
You're so caring g-man x ;)
He he, glad you enjoyed it Donnetta :)
How could anyone NOT miss a Chanel shoe Ron? It beggars belief!
That was the idea Mimi, glad it worked. :)
Of course, that's it Lime!
Calm down Trav! ((wink))
ThanksHilary :)
How did she come to this?
ReplyDeleteShe was worn by Cinderella!!
Bwahahahaha!
I know Mona, isn't it sad? :)
ReplyDeleteI often wonder about those abandoned solo shoes.
ReplyDeleteIt's one of life's mysteries methinks Citizen!
ReplyDeleteThere's a freaky wellington boot half submerged in concrete over the side of a railing beside the Kelvin river in Glasgow. That always makes me wonder too.
ReplyDeleteVery clever! I like this! I've never used, "scrap heap" before...must be English!
ReplyDeleteOooer Topchamp that sounds spooky!
ReplyDeleteI suppose scrapheap is probably an English term MOI