My Ruby Shoes

My heart is walking,
Walking around,
In a pair of ruby shoes,
And wondering about
That clicking sound
That it cannot seem to lose.

With every step,
And every click,
It listens for a clue;
It dares not stop
Nor take them off,
Though they're leading it
Somewhere new.

I realize that my
Heart seems to have
A destiny all its own,
And those clicking sounds
Are its gentle waves
Carrying me back home.

To home,
Not a place,
But a state of mind
Where warmth and welcome meet,
Where love walks around in ruby shoes
That click with each heartbeat.
Edie Batstone