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a pair of shoes

 I got a pair of shoes to fit you,
though they're possibly not your size,
but before you get your pen out,
to cross the t's, and dot the i's, 
would'nt  you like to hear the truth, and not the lies.
 
To put my feet in your shoes,
would certainly be a squeeze,
and to walk any lenth of distance
bring me to my knees,
so why then sit in judgement,
and never hear my plea's.

 I got a pair of comfy shoe's,
 though there possibly not your style,
lets see if there as comfortable,
after you've done a mile,
or would you change your opinion,
and lose that cheesey smile.

i got a pair of slip on's,
though the colour wont suit you,
the heels are all worn,
from the things that i've been through,
and my step is not as certain,
as the future i'm heading to.

some of my steps were easy,
some of my steps were long,
some were filled with pain,
and sometimes brisk, and strong,
but have you ever walked in judgement,
and not known that you were wrong.

some people watch and whisper
others heckle all the day,
i would'nt want to walk in their shoe's
what do they know anyway.
— big-Alzer, Feb 28, 2009

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Region, Country: RUGBY UK, GBR

Favorite Poets: Phil Lynott, Gary moore, some Yeats, Wordsworth, C.S.Lewis, and Scripture from the Bible

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Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

17 years 3 months ago

Great fun-walk them things

I liked this little shoe story and the rhyme suits its subject in a pace-ful sort of way. There was a place I stopped to look again in V.3 there is used instead of they're and twice in the same verse- do you have a reason? Then in V.4 pair OR slip, should it be pair OF slip? and I might even say slip-ons. Just quibbling as I liked the whole. Is that a portrait of you, you look very friendly and impartial, meaning non discriminating with the other person, or is that you ? Better not put-my-foot-in-it........in your shoes. I shall re read it later as I like to do so and might see other things. Yours from a fellow Englishman Ann-now of Norway.
B

big-Alzer

17 years 3 months ago

Hi Anne, thanks for noticing

Hi Anne, thanks for noticing the there in verse three. There is a reason for that. This poem was written as a dig at people who can be uncompassionate, and judgemental. People who make judgements on others without knowing the true facts. Would they be any different if they walked in anothers shoe's,(life)? It also applies to myself, no good highlighting it unless i willing to walk in it also. The or in verse four is a misspelling. thanks again kind regards Alzer.
S

Shadowteller

17 years 2 months ago

I like

this poem. Though I like all the lines, my favorite are the last stanza-- "some people watch and whisper others heckle all the day, i would’nt want to walk in their shoe’s what do they know anyway." I like the flow and rhyme.
B

big-Alzer

17 years 2 months ago

your too kind

Hey Chris i hope your good thanks for the feedback glad you liked it. Its me and Betty Boop in canada cant remember where. It may have been the Shaganappi mall, not sure do you know? blessings alex.