soles

Song: Stand By Me

Artist: Oasis

Made a meal and threw it up on Sunday,
I’ve got a lot of things to learn,
Said I would and I’ll be leaving one day
Before my heart starts to burn.

So what’s the matter with you,
Sing me something new,
Don’t you know the cold and wind and rain don’t know,
They only seem to come and go, away.

Times are hard when things have got no meaning,
I’ve found a key upon the floor,
Maybe you and I will not believe in,
The things we find behind the door.

Stand by me,
Nobody knows the way it’s gonna be,
Yeah nobody knows,
The way it’s gonna be.

If your leaving will you take me with you,
I’m tired of talking on my phone,
There is one thing I can never give you,
My heart will never be your home.

 

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Isn’t it easier to just drop everything and get away from things rather than try and make something work? If something, anything, around your house broke down, isn’t it easier to throw it out and buy a new one?

 

I have a pair of boots that i refuse to throw out. I got them about two years ago, during my first winter. I have always wanted those. Its doc martens-ish, but the cheaper version. i got them from kohl’s and i ABSOLUTELY love them. i used to wear them everywhere. even to the beach. when i was younger, i would draw this girl wearing a loose sweater over a tank top, a plaid mini skirt, and those mid-calf military boots. think, Liv Tyler on the Empire Records poster. i don’t think i was ever into grunge that time, but i was very keen on drawing images like that. so when i went here, obviously, i had to have a pair of those.

 

today though, they’re very worn out. when i wore them to work before, i would twist my right ankle and step on it with my left foot under my office desk. i think that’s the reason why the sole tore. anyway, i tried to get it repaired, but the lady at the shop said it would be cheaper for me to just buy a new pair. so i go to the store, the store’s online store, e-bay, craigslist, amazon, and other online stores and no one had them anymore.

 

because i am stubborn, i keep wearing them. i wore them to vegas when keithly, uno, and i went. i wore them to work one time. i wore them to go to the mall. i still wear them. and i still plan to wear them.

 

i found something similar, something quite nice, online. the other day, while on line at starbucks, i saw this girl wearing the ones i saw online. they looked real nice on her so i asked her if the shoes were any good and she says she loves them.

 

why, then, if i can get new ones online, can i not let mine go?

 

i don’t know. there’s a huge part of me that knows Mr. Quickie can fix it (Mr. Quickie is a shoe repair shop in the Philippines. They also do key duplication, handbag and leather repairs). Mr. Quickie is a middle-class savior. If you cant afford new shoes, just bring them over and Mr. Quickie can bring the thinnest soles back to perfect form.

 

(man, i should be paid for that bit lol)

 

i forgot my point.

 

i’m going to bed. i’m literally falling asleep on my laptop…

© Maia Vida February 3, 2010