shoes & views

we’re all walking the same path,

different shoes

or maybe the same shoes,

just at different times.

tennis shoes 

for running

high heels 

for church

rain boots

and

snow boots

for cold days

flipflops and 

sandals 

for warm ones

because life is full of opposites

big shoes

small ones

but we’re all walking the same path,

at different times

and though some shoes might be dirtier

a little more worn

lighter 

or even heavier,

we’re all traveling the same path

one that has no distinct direction,

a trail of tears

a road of bumps 

ups and downs, twists and turns,

dead ends and reverses

lefts that you thought would be right,

rights that turned out left

and even though sometimes

 we have no idea where our shoes will take us next,

we’ve heard the view from the top of the trail

is beautiful,

so we keep walking,

we keep going

we push on in our shoes that we chose for ourselves

all reaching different destinations

but seeing the same view

in the end