Footprints

I started following his footprints

But stopped at a place where I saw the two were distinct

I could see one of the foot within a shoe

Ahead was the bare footprint unclear in the hue

Didn't know which one to follow

Which one's true and which one's hollow

Deserted with no clue or hint, footprints of the same person but still distinct,

Said true" it's very hard to put your feet in someone else's shoes": especially when that shoe is a bit big for you

But I still fit my feet in those shoes and grinned

Until I realized those shoes were hollow within

The shoes which seemed to be perfect from out now left me in doubt, I realized the shoe soles were missing

And that's why they were hollow within

From dusk to dawn

He might have used them tattered and torn

But still perfect were the shoes I had worn

Finally came to know why footprints were distinct

Imaginary had the shoe sole

The bare one was the real footprint

On the burning sand,

He still walked with all his pride

There were many things he was trying to hide

Polished shoes and laces tied, without sole but still firm in his pride.