My New Shoes

Do we hold on to the past

through the shoes 

we keep?

I've walked so far in 

These shoes...

Traveled many miles 

Down a treacherous road

Dragging my broken soul.

Hobbling back...

Always back to that place 

Deep in the thick of the trees

Where the book with 

No end

was found.

No cobbler 

can repair these shoes...

They've been worn...too long.

Reviews

[willweb]

I am really enjoying your take on things, how you see the ordinary, day to day in such a creative way, your poetry leaves me amazed.

[Robert Haigh]

Some shoes do seem to gain a sentimental value, while others are just shoes! I still have an old pair of Italian shoes I bought in Sorrento 28 years ago! I seldom wear them, although they are still comfortable. I can't imagine getting rid of them. If a pair of shoes evoke certain memories, then obviously they become special to us. An interesting write!

[Little Whisper]

Thank You for your review...I listened to your song "As Blue as Blue" You are very talented...such a heart touching song.

[Robert Haigh]

Thank you for taking the time to listen to one of my songs! Much appreciated!

[Patricia Wedel]

My Father and his brother were Cobblers in their
Country of Hungary. Their Father was also a Cobbler
in Hungary. They came to America via The Statue of Liberty...
and were placed in adjoining Cities in West Virginia.
I was born in an Apartment on top of my Father's "Shoe Shop"
and delivered by a Mid-Wife. My Father's Mother from the Old Country
was there to Witness my entrance into the World on April 23, 1940.
Yes, they did "repair" Shoes back in the Day.. until they were completely worn
too much to ever Repair. My Legs now look like a "Speckled Bird" from aging...
The last "Leg" of our Life can be a Challenge when we try to Buy New Shoes.
truly, Pat

[Little Whisper]

Oh my gosh...I so appreciate your story, thank you so much ....

[barleygirl]

I wish I'd have thought of this brilliant idea! How I'd forgotten all the shoes I carried thru life with me, despite being horribly uncomfortable or whatever. We can't give up those damn shoes, can we? So symbolic! All the baggage! This is a brilliant write disguised as an everyday concern (((HUGS)))

[Little Whisper]

Thank you for your time and your hugs...

[Corset]

"Nothing lasts forever but the Earth and Sky" Kansas. Some shoes we wear a lifetime, worn out as they are because it's the devil we know as compared to the devil we don't. Sometimes a person comes along and they don't treat you with human kindness yet they call it love, but for some, it is a lesson that strengthens us into believing we are amazing in our own right regardless of who and what came before, a voice inside will tell us "no more" these shoes are too heavy too old too worn and some of us will bear these things outwardly like twitching or shuddering from swallowing it down for so many years. We will always carry it, wear it underneath, but we can CHOOSE to wear new shoes and keep walking.