Best Poems Written by Tshiamo Maditse

A Pair of Shoes

A Pair Of Shoes.
I am wearing a pair of shoes. 
They are ugly shoes. 
Uncomfortable shoes. I hate my 
shoes. Each day I wear them, 
and each day I wish I had 
another pair. Some days my 
shoes hurt so bad that I do not 
think I can take another step. 
Yet, I continue to wear them. 

I get funny looks wearing these 
shoes. They are looks of 
sympathy. I can tell in others 
eyes that they are glad they are 
my shoes and not theirs. They 
never talk about my shoes. To 
learn how awful my shoes are 
might make them 
uncomfortable. To truly 
understand these shoes you 
must walk in them. But, once 
you put them on, you can never 
take them off. I now realize that 
I am not the only one who 
wears these shoes. There are 
many pairs in this world. 

Some men are like me and 
ache daily as they try and walk 
in them. Some have learned 
how to walk in them so they 
don’t hurt quite as much. Some 
have worn the shoes so long 
that days will go by before they 
think about how much they 
hurt. No man deserves to wear 
these shoes. Yet, because of 
these shoes I am a stronger 
man. These shoes have given 
me the strength to face 
anything. They have made me 
who I am . . . 

Put on your shoes get up, no 
matter how it may ache push 
hard, go hard and don't forget 
the smart navigation to the path 
of thy lessons learnt to what 
those shoes will bring out of you 
and your journey. 
Put on your shoes and go on 
your journey.

A Pair Of Shoes.

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