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Shoes to Fill

June 14, 2014
By kaylamorcat PLATINUM, Worcester, Massachusetts
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A constant ache
Slowly erodes your gilded exterior.
These shoes
handed down to me,
three sizes too big.
I’m done growing.

© Caite P., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
Being degraded based on other peoples comparisons between you and another human is horrific. If you've ever felt this way I'm so sorry, just know you are worth something and you have no shoes to fill but your own perfectly tailored pair.
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