Kicks

From Beatle Boots to Docksiders

By: Charles Giuliano - Oct 24, 2015

Kicks

After the Beatles
On Ed Sullivan
Had to have their
Spanish boots
Crystal’s in the Combat Zone
Sold crazy kicks
Catering to pimps
Snake, alligator, ostrich
Beatle boots
Looked so cool
Thin soles
Split at the sides
Endless trips
To the cobbler
Foot fetish
Later wore all kinds
Phil’s in the South End
Sold seconds
Matched them up
Ten bucks a pair
Mostly samples
One of a kind
Groovy platforms
Chick magnets
Pink pumps
With cod piece pants
That Phyllis made
Hanging at Newport
Smiles of a summer night
Now one pair
Lasts a year or more
Docksiders
Well broken in
Falling apart actually
Drove to Bennington outlet
Yesterday for my birthday
Astrid bought me a pair
Durable and sleek
More about walking around
Than slip and slide
All that jive
Done gone down