Shoelace tangle

Drifted away from the balcony threshold and sauntered across the hall to see where the morning was going. Parked by the entrance was a pair of dusty canvas high-tops, with long, neon-orange braided laces sprawling out over the dark rubber mat. The woven laces had this bumpy, waffle-like ridge. I nudged one looped aglet with my toe, watching it do a lazy swing, then just flopped right across the knot. It gave slightly under my plush belly, bouncy and loose. Seemed like as good a spot as any to kick off the day.cc