The Power of Black Boots

I believed
& it was true. Wear
a pair of black leather boots &
you, too, will feel powerful & confident.
It's been five years since I first purchased these on
consignment, polished them up and
faked it till I made it. They
worked their
magic. 

After
wearing them
a few times, I started to
actually believe in my power - -
not in a dominating way, but in a deep
visceral kind of way that flowed from my fascia
and radiated outward. These boots
lead me to the edge of
​my ​known
​world....

If I
step off
the path, I might
harm this ecosystem, but
if I stay on it, I may never come to
understand it. What if it's not even a binary
question. Maybe it's about stance
and learning to tread
​more lightly.

And
maybe there
is more power in a
backward glance made with
curiosity, wonder & the core of who
I am, than there is in a pair ​of
boots & a projection of
false confidence.