All white shoes. White textiles. White laces. White leather, rubber, foam. Everywhere, white. No designs. No brands. White forevermore? Run through the mud. What a shame! Black! How to get them clean? Wash, scrub, wipe, brush, rinse! White?

No. Close, but blemishes. Never again to be pristine. A lesson learned.

But ah! No mud! A path! A trail! A road! ...not traveled. Yellow wood, on both sides. Bending undergrowth. Leaves on dirt. Dirt! Not mud! But oh! Shoes, no longer almost white. Brown! White shoes, brown! Wash, scrub, wipe, brush, rinse! White?

No. Close, but blemishes. Never again to be pristine. A lesson learned.

Tread carefully. Careful steps. Streets, sidewalks, walkways, tracks. Oh? Still white? Clean shoes? Maybe! Keep walking! Frolic! Dance! Run! Still Clean! Wait... no. Not clean. A flaw. A blotch. How? But ah! It is so! Hurry, quick! Wash, scrub, wipe, brush, rinse! White?

No. Close, but blemishes. Never again to be pristine. A lesson learned.

Keep walking? Yes. But no hazards. None! ...None? Clean floors. Swept carpet. Mopped linoleum. Waxed hardwood. Polished Italian marble. White shoes. White shoes. White shoes. White shoes. White shoes. No running here. No dancing. Scamp? Romp? Prance? No. No fun. Prudent steps. Always. The award? The reward? White shoes. White shoes? No. A speck. A particle. A pinprick. A grain. A trace of dust. No! The effort! Down the drain! What else to do? Wash, scrub, wipe, brush, rinse! White?

No. Close, but blemishes. Never again to be pristine. A lesson learned?