Stream Thinking: Ugly Shoes

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August 9, 2021

Ugly pair of shoes.  Oh Lord I have enough pair of ugly shoes.  Each provide their fair share of comfort.  I won’t toss them!  I’d never wear them to a social event.  But man, I love the look of an ugly pair of shoes.  Ripped, faded and bent out of shape shoes.  I usually wear them while walking my dog.  My belief?  Why waste valuable shoe time on a daily walk through the forest?  I just grab my ugly shoes and off we go!  A person of homelessness would turn these shoes down.  Paint stains, foot stink and absolutely no real shape except for being amazingly ugly.  I love them!  It’s like a second skin.  My inner hobo self doesn’t care what others think.  I find comfort in something that wraps around me.  Is it something I picked up as a kid growing up in Montana?  The mud in that state is thick and sticky.  Taking care of the animals meant putting on a pair of shoes that didn’t mind being destroyed by the planet.  Out there with the rabbits, chickens and pet pigeons in a pair of ugly shoes.  Sorta reminds me of our present place in history.  We’re all animals sitting inside an ongoing pandemic bathed with unpredictable lawmakers struggling business leaders and the average everyday person.  I’m gonna wear my ugly ass shoes.