Having a Hole

in the flat

of your shoe during

the 1940’s & 50’s

meant poverty

was a regular visitor

and something

crowds of friends

were anxious to avoid.

When such a horror

arrived we sat with shoes

flat on the school

floor shame unseen

glue not an

option - that’s how

tight money was.

As we grew older

into life we worked hard

to gain newer shoes.