This is a very creative way to approach the prompt. The formatting intrigues me, what motivated you to center the text? I enjoy how it is a Narrative, free verse without an obvious rhyme scheme or rhythm, yet still has the feel of poetry in that it describes emotions and an image, and flows well. The small rhyme snippet toward the end (over, under, around and through...) is simple on the surface but I feel can really have a deep meaning to the reader. Well done!

To me, this post straddles the fine line between poetry and narrative. It doesn't have the feel of poetry but still works well in a poetry format. I agree with the idea that the poem will last forever and that it is fit for just about anything. Great way to interpret and approach the prompt. Nice Job!

I like your interpation of this poem. It feels as though I'm being told a story in poetic format. Did you think of using a poem that was primarily about shoes? Will your poetic shoes change the future? Are your poetic shoes J's? I loved this post and it has me thinking of so many possible interpretations! Nice narrative and choice of poetry.

I quite enjoyed the metaphor of shoes and poetry. It was not entirely clear initially, but as you read through the story, it becomes clearer until the title of this post finally becomes clear.

I really like how you change all of the normal language associated with buying shoes to language that would be used when discussing poetry. It is well done, and recognizable. I especially enjoyed the line "It is a poem that I keep it in the hallway by the door, not one that I dig out of the basement every summer." It is an argument that I often make to justify a new pair of shoes. Creative post!

I like how in the poem, you managed to sneak in some shoe analogies. I also like the rhyme scheme, which felt really natural and not like you forced the poem into it or wrote the poem around it. That smaller poem that you talked about was pretty cool as well. I think you told this whole story in a really creative way.

This is really cute and fun overall! At first I thought you'd made a mistake by typing "poem" instead of "shoe"! I like the way that it shows a way to think about poetry, as something you take home with you and that grows important to you.

This was a very creative approach to the prompt and I enjoyed reading the poem that you found to compliment the post. Comparing a poem to a new pair of shoes is actually a great analogy and I liked how you take the reader through the process of buying the poem. I could imagine going to the store to try on poems as shoes. Great post!