Sunday, September 25, 2011

Walk a Mile


If you walked a mile in my shoes,
Which pair would you choose
What streets would you cruise?

If you walked a mile in my shoes,
Would you feel the fatigue of years of city walking
Or have the stamina to take a pair of sneakers jogging?

If you walked a mile in my shoes,
Would you slide into designer heels
And saunter past velvet ropes to posh events and Michelin three star meals?

If you walked a mile in my shoes,
Would you cross the streets with purpose and speed,
Shunning the sluggard, begging out of hunger and need?

If you walked a mile in my shoes,
Would you stumble on uneven ground
And gather yourself after you went down?

If you walked a mile in my shoes,
Would you pause to pick up that shiny, new penny
And wish for the same thing that eludes so many?

Because if you walked a mile in my shoes,
You’d know the dream does not come easy
In this brutally competitive, cutthroat city.



~kfu

2 comments:

Mom said...

Hey, remember my Soho spill? The fifth stanza helped me relive that embarrassing moment!

~~~~~~~ said...

Mom, how could I forget that little crash and burn? If it makes you feel any better, I trip over my own feet everyday. =)