you walked in my shoes<\/p>\n
they didn’t fit<\/p>\n
you tripped<\/p>\n
you fell<\/p>\n
you walked on<\/p>\n
pulled yourself up<\/p>\n
you crawled for a time<\/p>\n
sat for respite<\/p>\n
blisters scalded<\/p>\n
oozed and healed on heels<\/p>\n
and toes<\/p>\n
they didn’t suit<\/p>\n
but you insisted<\/p>\n
you would wear them in<\/p>\n
take my place<\/p>\n
take my man<\/p>\n
my son and daughter<\/p>\n
and now you cry<\/p>\n
and don’t know why<\/p>\n
he left you for another<\/p>\n
big shoes to fill<\/p>\n
it’s not you<\/p>\n
nor is it I<\/p>\n
it isn’t her<\/p>\n
we that cry and rail<\/p>\n
are not to blame<\/p>\n
it’s he that seeks a wearer<\/p>\n
of ill-fitting choices<\/p>\n
lies to himself<\/p>\n
and us<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
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