Flip Flops

Living on an island 

You think you would own a pair 

of flip-flops for every wear. 

I have seen flip flops so worn down 

That toes were touching the ground. 

I have seen other flip flops so torn 

That you swore they were over worn. 

I have tried to wear a pair of my own flip-flops 

But I felt so unprepared. 

My first pair made my toes so sore that I swear. 

Flip-flops have made me slip and trip. 

That is why I don't wear 

Nor care or dare 
To wear flip flops anywhere!

©bmartinez