insanity

on the way down the stairs to the train
i noticed that my scuffed brown leather shoes were untied

so i was careful enough to watch my step
and the brown laces  and tie them at the bottom

they were untied again when I arrived
at North Station in Boston

I navigated the crowd, with one eye on my laces
the other on the thousands of bodies
until i could tie them on a nearby bench.

when I arrived at work,
they were both untied