dirty feet .

She said it was like a glass slipper, 

the one of our generation - 

fits like first communion shoes; 

or like a D&G bathing suit. 

You must protect your feet & take care 

of your babes brambling in the woods. 

You were born with them ya know? - 

wise words from a most decent Daddy.  

Nevertheless, newfound defiance  

fuels a free feeling: like fiendfyre - 

bewitching, bonny, beastly. 

You emerge singed.. sooted with chagrin.

- an excerpt from a piece written by me for my IFP class, spring 2009, JHU