Dirty Shoe Blues

Now I am here
with my dirty shoes
thinking about the past.
Once they shined
like made of silver
or like a new bought glass

After few days
of walking through mud
I cleaned them again and again.
But after weeks
of scrubbing and washing
I got very tired of that.

As more time went by
the shoes lost their shine
the layer of mud got thicker.
But I stopped caring,
trying and worrying
'cause what is the sense of that game, huh?

Until now.

Now all I want to do is,
to clean them shoes
so I can see my reflection in them.
But no matter how long I rub,
no matter how hard I try
they'll never get their old shine back.

-Carlamaus, "dirty shoes"