The confident walk

A friend of mine told me,

I don't walk.

I strut.

I told him there are reasons for that.

I fractured one knee,

and without the money for therapy,

I overcompensated.

Yes, 

I still don't know what I have done to the other one.

The thing is I am not thinking about how I look.

I am just concentrating on where I am placing my feet.

Trust me.

If a bear was chasing us,

I would play dead.

Keep running.

Might distract the bear from me.

Reviews

[Shannon]

I have been thinking about how to respond to the multiple meanings of this one for a while now. The strut to hide weakness. The unintended way we present ourselves to the world. How we handle things that come our way.

Really powerful. Truth or analogy, doesn't matter.

[Jon Roggie]

Well, all but the last five lines are true. The strut was unintentional. It just happened. To be truthful, as far as the bear goes, the simple fact is I can't run!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

distractions, cover ups...masking the pain of life...yes, we can do that, and strut as proudly as ever.

j.

[Jon Roggie]

All about compensating. Most of us do it without even realizing.
Thank you, jacob.

[Lorry]

Good advice my friend. All too often, it's all about how others perceive you that they think important, when the only thing that matters is the journey and getting to your destination. It is truly amazing what we as a species have done, but maybe we would be much farther along the line if we spent less time judging others on the frivolous and mundane, which seems to have a vice like grip on attention spans these days.

[Jon Roggie]

The funny thing is my friend knew about my knees. I was only watching my own feet.

[Lorry]

Ha, I know how that feels, for different reasons. I was asked years ago why I always look down at my feet, something that I am completely aware of, but have no answer for other than I must have been teased as a kid for going to school with odd shoes on :)