My Sisters Shoes
No one can fill my sister's shoes
Some have tried but I refuse
No longer allow myself to be abused
Spit shined and misused
From bruised heel to manicured and polished toes
I have experienced a painful, story of woe
All because I chose
To walk in step, right foot after left
With those, who have often, over stepped
As we walked, they rejoiced as I wept
They stomped on my heart, with no regrets
I skipped, skipped-to-my-lou, and dip they always do
Then kick a sister in the gut, when theiy're through
With their steel toe boots, you thought loved you
Lord, what's a girl, with a shoe fetish to do?
Get rid of the no good, worthless shoes!
Because if they don't fit, don't force it
Unlace the relationship and divorce it
Invest in the best, that past ever road test
Kick em to the curb!
Stick close, to the most superb, friend you'll ever have
You won't need band-aides or shave
Who needs Jimmy Coos or should I say losers!
I've bought and PAID for, for designer flats and stilettos
That have stabbed me in the back and deceitfully metaled
But my sisters shinny boots, get the gold metal, of honor
And we bought hers, at the Wal-Mart, around the corner
I can't tell you, how much, I can depend on them
Shinny black boots, my sister always wears
I even bought her a brown pair!
Because no other shoes compare
Or have chosen to walk in the same direction
Will ever garner more love and affection
Than my sisters shoes
Because, I worship the ground she walks on,
Mommy Dearest
Copy Right 2010
Sister Harley,
Who is the sister in this poem? Is a sister a Black woman, a Christian woman, or any woman who shows sisterhood? It appears that sister is someone that embraces who you really are with all the flaws, weakness, & insecurities.
It saddens me though that I've not found many Black women to where the Sisters Shoes due to self hate, self loathing, envy, and jealousy. What is your experience if you would be so kind to comment on it?