Shoes

some nights i talk to them
because i have no pets
and i am alone

i make promises
"tomorrow we will go for a walk"
"tomorrow we will go see a movie"
"tomorrow we will be grateful
that we toughed it out tonight"

"tomorrow..."
"tomorrow..."
"tomorrow..."

because i have no pets
and i am all alone
so it is important to obligate myself

necessary to make commitments
that get my mind out the night
before the night does me in

i am not going to make a pun about
soles and souls

i know that my shoes are not conscious
i know that i am just talking to myself
i know that nobody really cares

but i guess
i do

so i talk to my shoes

because there is no god
because i have no pets
because i am all alone