Today's shoes hold special meaning for one of my students. His aunt sent us this picture. This is a picture of her son's shoes. These shoes hold special meaning because her son was in an accident and was paralyzed. A special group of my poets worked together with me as we created a poem that will hopefully speak to your hearts. Our thinking was that there may be a lot of things that these shoes will never get to do, but there is always hope in the human spirit. Hope to live life to your fullest despite the challenges one faces. Today's poem fills me with hope. There are some many amazing people out there that have the ability to change the world, I know these students will do just that.
The Powerful Shoes of Hope
by Ammon Simpson, Caroline Oster, Mac Stoyles, Mariela Torres-Steele, and Izzy Sheppard
Worn, but not worn
We will never
touch the ground.
We will never
feel the plush carpet.
We will never
climb a tree.
We will never
dance the night away.
We will never
run a race,
but we have hope.
We can
travel the world.
We can
go on adventures.
We can
change the world for the better.
We can
be a light in the darkness.
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