[ WP ] Describe an object within five feet of you in as much detail as possible .

A pair of simple black converse lie on the floor of the baby blue Honda fit my girlfriend is kind enough to let me drive. They are a far cry from the crisp kicks I'd received in the mail only a year ago. This has been a hard 12 months for them. The once crisp white inner lining has degraded into something a generous person might call `` cream'' or `` off-white'' to me they're just brown. The forces of time have transmuted the laces into a soft grey, like clouds in fall which promise a gentle patter of rain to listen to as you while away the hours. The rubber has had it particularly bad, time and constant use has worn down the bottom edges. Scuff marks cover the once pristine expanse. When they were new I'd taken, so much care to keep them scuff free I waited until the wedding to wear them. If I was going to a groomsman I need the shoes to look nice. 12 months have been good to those shoes. They've stood silent watching a year's worth of memories. First as I stood in the front of a warm little church bearing witness as two of my best friends joined themselves. There've been dances with the woman I love and and fights to match. They've been there for chores and games, presentations and oral exams. All the little things that happen, over the, course of a year.
