For this brand-new pair of purple socks
so thick, so warm, so soft
and also that my family could afford these socks
and also that I have plenty of other socks
and also that my feet, inside these socks
carried me through my day
down the hallways of my school
across the cafeteria to my friends
up the stairs to my violin lesson
and also that my feet will carry me home
where it’s warm and safe and dry
where there is plenty to eat
where my parents will hug me
and my dog will spin in circles of dizzy joy
where, when darkness falls and all goes quiet
I will climb into bed
after pulling off
these wonderful socks