RIP, dark blue Converse (2016-2017). I broke you in on the red rocks of Joshua Tree. I wore you for eight days straight at Burning Man. I slept in you in a tent, because heaven forbid I wake up in the middle of the night and have to pee, I cannot be bothered to put my shoes on AND walk down the street and around the corner just to piss in a Port-O-John. You’re goddamn heroes.
Long gone, my black Converse. My first foray into “stylish” shoes (read: NOT the cheapest sneakers available at Wal*Mart). Remember being “afraid” to take “style risks”? LOLOL.
Hot on the heels of those:
I remember ye, my second pair of black Converse. Remember when “color” was risky? Better not stray too far from black. Shown next to my first-ever lantern as a ghost tour guide. That lantern broke, ultimately, when the IKEA furniture delivery man dropped my bed on it. It was on a night much like the one pictured above. Let’s pause to remember that lantern as well (RIP) and appreciate how those black Converse show off my ankle bruises.
Fuchsia Converse. You literally helped me move on from a breakup, trekking between my old apartment and my new apartment, moving all my earthly possessions via the M4 bus. I’m sorry I almost dipped you in the Hudson River (pictured). (sorry!) I think ultimately, I destroyed you by dancing your soles off…doing the Tootsie Roll at work and that shuffle dance that the kids do in The Breakfast Club.
I spent so long tracking down the perfect TARDIS blue Converse. It wasn’t easy, and sadly, these I wore through faster than any other pair I can recall. Why? Is it because I wanted you so badly? Maybe.
And last but not least, YOU, my maroon-colored Converse! I wore you until you were falling apart on my feet. And then I wore you for a few more months. Until I tripped over your own guts falling out. You were loyal and dependable and (don’t tell the others) I think I’ll miss you the most.
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Newest shoes: got some big shoes to fill
2 responses to “To All The Converse I Have Loved Before”
OMG. THIS POST IS EVERYTHING.
I used to wear converse as school shoes from like age 10 until now, and god, did I go through a fair number of pairs. I never took my converse off! You’re so lucky you have pictures of yours, I can hardly remember all the ones I’ve had! This post is just amazing, it’s funny the relationships we form with our shoes, isn’t it?
SO MUCH LOVE FOR THIS!
Thank you so much! I totally agree and my red shoes (the ones I’m using as puppets in the Insta video) were so good to me, I’m still sad that I gave them up. I have them in my closet still, in fact! Word to the wise: I’ve only had the yellow ones about two months and I’ve already had to soak them in OxyClean to get stains out so sticking to darker colors was a good idea all along. I’d love another pair of dark purple ones!