Once there was a man.
He did everything right.
He ate right.
He walked right.
He talked right.
He wore the right clothes.
But he wore his shoes wrong.
He wore the right shoe on his left foot,
and the left shoe on his right foot.
People feared he would fall,
but he never did.
They asked,
"Why do you wear your shoes that way?"
He never answered.
He only smiled.
Years passed, and he was no more.
People forgot how kindly he spoke.
They forgot how honestly he lived.
They forgot how helpful he was.
But they always remembered
that he wore his shoes wrong.
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Reflection:
What "wrong shoes" are you wearing that make others uncomfortable simply because they challenge convention?
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Author’s Note — The Origin of the Poem:
Originally drafted in 2018, this poem was last edited in a Google Keep note on January 2, 2019. It sat there for seven years, waiting for its ending. Now, it is finally complete.
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The Man Who Wore His Shoes Wrong
Collection: The Uncharted Mind
Author: Shon Mehta
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Lexicon of Jivavarta
The Man Who Wore His Shoes Wrong: Literary-Psychological Concept
The tendency to reduce a person to one conspicuous flaw or deviation while ignoring everything else about them.
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“The Uncharted Mind” is a collection of Shon Mehta's inner thoughts. It also includes philosophical quotes from her novels.
My “Wrong Shoes” are, I am obese. No matter what I do I am always called “That Fat Man.”😔
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