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Winter over the knee boots


These boots weigh me down 

Like cement blocks stuck to a drowning person feet 
They are so heavy that every muscle in my legs ache with exhaustion 
I feel every time my foot 
lands on the floor that it won't come back up for breath
Long golden zippers 
line the sides of the ever going material 
Teeth sharp and shiny 
as if they are trying to each my hands 
as I scramble to get them up
Sharp jabbing sounds chase my fingertips 
like a piranha catching dinner 
The rough metal scratches against my skin making them feel raw and exposed 
Shiny black faux leather 
stares up at me with such hunger
No matter which way I turn my feet, it's gazing up at me with a taunt 
as the light bathes it 
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