Take A Walk In My Shoes

So you want to hear my story To tell you where I came from But can you handle it Will you really listen to me Or will you just continue to judge me Instead of asking me where I am headed Will you believe me when I tell you my story is true What I was I am no longer Or will you continue to preach to me Freely giving me your sanctified opinion It has often been said not to judge someone Till you walked a mile in their shoes But yet so many people do Having no clue my story could be yours My friend, words hurt, and actions or lack of actions hurt too You said love is enough, but even the good book Tell us we show love by our actions My road has been hard the journey has been long At times I wanted so badly to give up I thought I was losing my mind But yet I kept going although I felt at times all alone And now I am stronger, wiser, compassionate, less judgemental And if you had to walk a mile in my shoes you would be too