"A Pair of Shoes" / Maman
~ Mothers hold their children's hands for just a little while
...but their hearts forever ~

"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 woman 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 woman deserves to wear these shoes.
Yet, because of these shoes
I am a stronger woman.
These shoes have given me the strength
to face anything.
They have made me who I am.
I will forever walk in the shoes
of a woman who has lost a child.
Author unknown
FOREVER IN MY HEART AND SOUL ! LOVE YOU, Maman xxxxxx
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