Learning to Tie my shoes on a Match Date

I hate when shoelaces come untied
on days like today.
It’s too windy to lean over while
holding your umbrella under your chin;
your laces flop on the wet pavement
and you walk like a duck to avoid
stepping on them.
This morning as I leaned over to tie
my shoes, I remembered the Date
when I learned how to tie my shoes
so they would not come untied.
He arrived late in his white Escalade,
certainly no tree hugger that I'd ever met,
a good ten years older than he advertised,
telling me way too many details for why
he was late; I’d be embarrassed to share them.
He actually didn’t work because he was
so old that he was retired and I reluctantly
started up the trail with him, planning
on how to make the hike as short as possible.
My shoes kept coming untied and he
taught me how to tie my shoelaces
so they would stay tied.
This morning I was glad I knew how
although I’m not sure it was worth it.