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DavePage
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0 posted 2004-10-23 03:35 PM


Put yourself in my shoes
Someone said to me

I put myself in their shoes
Found them empty, can’t you see?

He was a rich man
And my next pair were poor

Put yourself in my shoes
Make your own guess of war

So I learnt a lesson
When they talk about their shoes

How you will wear them
And how they are used

Some may take their hats often
off in bed

Most take off their shoes
And other things instead

Some may take the souls
But wear them in briefs

To put back in their cases
When time is all too brief

But the most embarrassing thing to me
As socks put themselves in shoes

It gets very cold
When the holes cry out for whose


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Gaia
1 posted 2004-10-23 11:56 PM


You've penned some very interesting thoughts here, Dave.
I wouldn't want anyone to walk in my shoes.

froggy
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2 posted 2004-10-24 11:40 PM



Enjoyed this one too.
Love it too.

:-)

passing shadows
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3 posted 2004-10-25 04:29 AM


neat thought
DavePage
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4 posted 2004-10-26 05:29 PM


Thanks all

Dave

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