"An Ugly Pair of Shoes" - a poem

Manada · August 2014

I found this one today on another loss board and thought I would share with you all.

"An Ugly 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 other one who wears these shoes.
There are many pairs in the world.
Some women 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 of how much they hurt.
No woman deserves to wear these shoes.
Yet, because of the shoes I am a stronger women.
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

lexusolsen · August 2014

I've read this before. I love it. It's so perfect and describes how I feel. I hate that this is my life but at what point do I just accept that this is the life I must live and try to enjoy as much of it as I can?

stefuge · August 2014

Thank you for sharing.

Manada · August 2014

@lexusolsen‌ I feel the same way. I totally vascillate between "this is so horrible" and "this is life now, better get used to it" .... BAH. These "shoes" suck.

ScienceMama · August 2014

When I Think Of What I've Been Through I Realize I Can't Carry The Pain By Myself. I Had To Take The Shoes Off And Leave Them At The Cross. I Will Always Remember And Lov Our Daughter But Know And Accept His Will. Even When It Hurts.

1PE 5:6-7 NKJV

Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.