Ten Directions
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There is something comforting about an old pair of boots. The way they turn up a little at the toes from all those miles they’ve walked with you. How they’ve moulded themselves over the years to fill the space between your feet and the ground below.
It’s not just the shoe that gives, you make your own compromises. You walk with a heavier gait, wear thicker socks, your skin toughens where the leather rubs.
Symbiosis — you and your boots finding a way to coexist.
Every crease and crack in the leather is a phrase in the story of your life. The paint spatters remind you that the fence needs another coat before winter sets in. The worn laces signal miles walked, days worked, money earned.
And at the end of another long day you and your old boots can take a breather to watch the shadows lengthen as the sun goes down.
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