The Shoe Story

You were surprised
i remembered
the story you told
about the time
your mother
lost her shoe
when she
and her sister
ran into
the rice fields
and hid
under blankets
to escape
the bombs
dropped
on their
Japanese village
one night
during WWII

It is not
something
one
easily
forgets
waiting
for the
8 AM
Monday
morning
section
meeting
to start