I was in the desert, making my way home
I lived in the desert, daily the sun beat down on my dome
There was an alley behind where I lived, On this day goats were there
The sight of a goat in my hood is rare
so
I decided to snap a photo
And one seemingly friendly goat approached me
His yellow and black eyes locked with mine as he studied me
His piercing gaze made me believe, that this goat was trying to communicate with me
I found myself caught in that moment between going inside my home to eat
And staying outside spending more time with this goat, when I thought of my feet
See
I snapped a photo of the goat that approached in a manner that was friendly
About the same time, I realized that the goat’s hoof was squarely planted on my Nike
Now the goat’s hoof was planted squarely on my new blue Nike Free sneaks
I imagined the goat said:
“Hey playa, what brings you around here?
Aren’t you a ways from home?
Oh!
Am I standing on your new kicks? So, something wrong?”
Now I’m not in the habit of talking to animals, that’s crazy
So I just snapped the photo and went on my way
Later, that interaction made me chuckle
Especially because that disrespectful mofo
Made me feel like Buggin Out from Do The Right Thing
When he stepped on my shoe
Here’s the kicker
I would never have purchased blue laced blue sneakers in LA
Unwanted attention is what would come my way
But there I was thousands of miles away
And after fourteen days, Nipsey would be gone to our dismay