Today is I Love My Feet Day–and we could love them a little more.
After all, they are the unsung heroes of life’s journey.
We offer our gratitude for them, and the ground beneath.
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They led me through
First steps, uncertain
Barefoot through the playground
Stumbling, balancing me.
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They danced me through youth
Never rsting, always roaming
In ill-fitting shoes
Yet carried me–
To Being.
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They donned leather shoes
That never tore
Through endless hours
Crossing thresholds
Of love–bearing loss.
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Now they wear flats
Steady, sure,
Worn, not torn.
Hiding my journey’s calluses
And scars.
I ride in them
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The carriage of Life’s journey
And place my heart
In thanks
When I-
Alight
In awe.
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