YOUR SHOES
Poste Oct 7/2 for Sept 5/22
H. W. Bryce
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(and) when you are down and out
And cannot help yourself,
I will walk in your shoes
When people challenge your place
And when the world is on your case
I will walk in your shoes
And when your heart breaks
From the strain of it all,
And your gut shrinks into a ball,
And you can’t do anything
In spite of it, after all,
I will walk in your shoes.
If the world stomps on your toes,
Makes fun of your legitimate woes,
If the crude kids make fun of you
And tell you where to go to,
I will walk in your shoes
If you lose your job and can’t find work
And you know you never did shirk,
And nobody wants to give you a hand,
And it’s on your downers that you land,
I will walk in your shoes
And when you are lonely and crave
Some company lest you break and rave,
I will walk in your shoes.
Yes, I will walk in your shoes, my friend,
Right now, and on to the end
If needs must be, so be still, dear heart,
I will walk with you till it is time for us to part
And you will stay the path because you are strong
Don’t let anybody tell you that you are wrong,
I know that you can do this, you are fortitude,
All it takes is a change in attitude
And know that I have walked in your shoes
And you, my friend, have paid all your dues.
–And remember this, I will walk in your shoes.
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What does the idiom put oneself into another’s shoes meaning?
(figuratively) To try to look at a situation from a different point of view; as if one were the other person; to empathise. synonym ▲ Synonym: put oneself in someone’s place. If you could just put yourself in his shoes for a moment, perhaps you would understand why it is not as easy as you seem to think.
–Wictionary
This week’s poem is to mark September as World Alzheimer’s Month.
Dedicated to all family care givers, a sacred trust.
PS: Let it be known that I will be the Opener at PLANET EARTH POETRY, Victoria, via zoon, this Friday, Sept. 9, 2022.
PPS: Let it be known that next Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, I will be appearing on the International EMPATHY CONFERENCE 2022 via zoom in London. So will my esteemed friend Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak of Poland and England. You will love her poetry.
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