My Shoes Brinish Figueroa To walk in my shoes means sometimes it’s hard to give a shit. To walk in my shoes means having one foot in Santo Domingo and the other in the South Bronx. To walk in my shoes means getting judged because of my attitude, without knowing what’s going on in my mind. To walk in my shoes means that some people absorb my energy in the way that they act. To walk in my shoes means that there is something deep inside me that keeps coming back up, even when I try to push it down. To walk in my shoes feels like a lone wolf, separated from my pack. To walk in my shoes feels like I have a hand over my mouth. As much as I try to say what’s going on in my mind, I can’t speak. To walk in my shoes is like a funeral. Everything is black and white.
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