When she dreamt of walking,
He started designing shoes for her

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I have a closet full of once-worn gowns
And a locker full of single-pair shoes. 
An unlikely optimist, I leave my calling cards--
Sometimes a left shoe, sometimes a right--
At parties, I turn up at work
In mismatched sandals, but hey, 
They say, all's fair in love and war.
But the price of battle is two pence
Too much and now I'm out of space, money and patience. 

I have a closet full of once-worn gowns
And a locker full of single-pair shoes.
I know I need to Marie Kondo that shit
For there is neither spark nor joy here anymore. 
I know, I know all this and more. 
I swore to let go and accept that
Amphibians cannot morph into suitable boys. 
But first, can I please have a moment of silence
For the dear-departed charms of long-lost princes?
Can I please give them a hug and a little kiss
Before I throw the frogs out? 

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Not everything I write is
experienced by me.
I take advantage of
being writer to step into
the shoes of others.

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The laces I wear call me that "zohra"
I am better than the politics of this era

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:-SHIV✨

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"Is there another shoe in your life?” they asked menacingly. “Some other, younger pair, your flirty feet have beguiled to weave round themselves?
“No!” I said quickly, You both are still my true loves! It’s just that with this pandemic, I don’t need shoes… I hardly go out!
My shoes accepted what I’d said, and went back to their Rip Van Winkle sleep, when suddenly they were rudely awakened as with spit and polish I decided to make them shine again.

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Ofcourse, yea. There is no problem with laced shoes.

Except that, you would find a few loop holes.

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तुम अपने पांव के
फटे जूते देखकर परेशान हो साहब....
यहां कुछ लोगों के पास तो पांव ही नहीं है....

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Never forget the person who bends down only to tie your laces ......

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Attending a function on a Sunday is tiring. But this was my cousin's engagement which I could not skip. I was asked by my mother to wear an Indian outfit for the event so I asked him for help. He sat on the bed facing me while I showed him dress after dress. He just shook his head in confusion. After two hours of him being unsure, I was fed up. I picked three and showed him. "Now choose!" He looked at them and said, "I can't!" I went and sat beside him. He saw my tired eyes. Slowly, he leaned towards me and said, "the dresses never make you look good. You make the dresses look beautiful. By the way, I love the sparkling royal orange piece." I hugged him immediately. But then there was another confusion. I was never comfortable with heels. So I asked him and he gave a suggestion, which made me smile. That evening all the eyes were turned towards me as I proudly displayed myself with a royal orange kurta and lehenga with a pair of sneakers. He held my hand all night to make it extra memorable.

I still attend such family functions when possible on Sundays.
I make sure I wear sneakers with a kurta.
But I feel as if I am losing balance.
Is it because he is away from me to hold my hand?

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