I wrote this poem in 2010 for inclusion in Annell Livingston's "The Red Shoes Artists Book Project"
Red Shoes
she was too young
for those shoes
not a woman
still a child
what was he thinking
she was innocent
those shoes
screamed 'easy'
slip them on
lace them up
what was he thinking
she was not ready
daddy’s little girl
too much too soon
red shoes tarnished her
soul
what was he thinking
