All I Have is This One Pair
All I Have is This One Pair
All I have is this one pair
That when I wear it brings me nothing but despair
They all judge
And they mock the way I walk
Wobbling, stumbling in these shoes
Little do they know I didn’t actually choose
To walk… 2km before school to fetch water for the tank
To walk… 3km to go to school
To walk… 1km to fetch sister at school
To walk… 5km to go to work in the farm fields
To walk… 2km back home to prepare for the next day
So before you judge me
According to the state of my shoes
Or the way I stumble as I walk
I beg you, I beg you please
At least walk a kilometer in my shoes
‘Cause all I have is this one pair
Thimna, 15