Sunday, October 28, 2012
My Father's Shoes
As I head into my father's room looking for him, I see his old rugged shoes on the floor. I sit on his bed and stare in awe for I wonder when would I ever fit into his shoes? When I was a little girl, I couldn't resit the temptation of putting my feet inside his warm shoes. I guess I was looking for comfort and the reassurance that he was there for me. At that time, my feet were so much smaller than his that I could barely walk in my father's shoes. I stumbled and fell many times just to be picked up by him. Now my father is 81, and his shoes are the only witness of his struggles, love for live and family, perseverance, patience, intelligence and many more amazing qualities that have characterized the incredible human being he is today. I try his shoes on only to find out that I still don't fit into my father's shoes. I cry wondering, would I ever fit into his shoes? Probably not, but what comforts me is tho know that I am part of an amazing man who fits into those old rugged shoes.
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So touching. It struck a chord for I also adore my father...although I have come to see his many weaknesses. I loved it. We must talk about it.
ReplyDeleteGeissa - elsa used the perfect word "touching". this line got me: "and his shoes are the only witness of his struggles." What I like is this idea that it's not one pair of shoes but all his eyes - all the paths he walked too. I'm happy you posted this.
ReplyDeleteOoooo, very nice! Though I am a male, I still remember trying to fit in my Dad's shoes (all because of overhearing that cliche in a favorite T.V. show of mine). Gosh, was it difficult. It's a good thing that most of our house back then was carpeted...most. Well, that recollection aside, I think you did a great job with your story. A sensitive topic that resonates everyone's nostalgia, and well-written as well, with enough repitition of the word "shoes" to get that idea as firm as concrete in your cranium, but not too much that it distracts from the story. Very nice work!
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