Old Shoes Record the Road of Life
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Life’s road is never straight,
instead the directions senseless;
a twisting, turning labyrinth
of adventures and challenges.
It wears down the spirit,
more than the shoes.
Dangers faced with support
can breed courage.
The road walked alone,
can harden the mildest soul,
building an unbreakable wall.
The façade worn is often mis-interpreted,
but the shoes reveal every challenge and hardship.
All of the masks we wear
cannot hide the life history
written in our shoes.
Like the lines in the face,
old shoes fill in the blanks
left after we don yet another, facade.
Old shoes are the portraits
of our journey in life.
Don’t throw them away,
put them on display
and they’ll keep you humble.
One should never forget
where they’ve been.
It’s in the forgetting
that we fail ourselves.
Contemplate where you’ve been,
to decide the next turn,
you must make.
2-6-2022
A STRAND (1067) Poetry Contest
BrianStrand
Copyright © M. L. Kiser | Year Posted 2022
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