Too many people walk staring down
Watching their feet hit the pavement
Heel toe
Heel toe
Heel toe
It's all the same
Over and over again
Why is it so intimidating to look up?
Are we afraid that glancing forward will cause us to
trip?
No
We watch our feet
Heel toe
Heel toe
Heel toe
We watch our feet out of fear of what we will see
when other's see us
Have you ever looked into the eyes of a complete
stranger intentionally?
Held that stare for mare than a second or two?
What we fear is their judgement
Because
For that extra second we hold their stare
We are
evaluating them
sizing them up
giving them purpose
or lack of it
That is what we fear
Their judgement
than verdict
That they, this stranger sharing our path,
will pound the gavel over our soul
And pronounce us guilty
unaccepted
wrong
strange
different
condemned
Their judgement proves all too significant
It will be what defines us
That is why we stare down at our feet
As they go
Heel toe
Heel toe
Heel toe
Jun 6, 2012
Jun 6, 2012 at 4:37 AM UTC
Too many people walk staring down
Watching their feet hit the pavement
Heel toe
Heel toe
Heel toe
It's all the same
Over and over again
Why is it so intimidating to look up?
Are we afraid that glancing forward will cause us to
trip?
No
We watch our feet
Heel toe
Heel toe
Heel toe
We watch our feet out of fear of what we will see
when other's see us
Have you ever looked into the eyes of a complete
stranger intentionally?
Held that stare for mare than a second or two?
What we fear is their judgement
Because
For that extra second we hold their stare
We are
evaluating them
sizing them up
giving them purpose
or lack of it
That is what we fear
Their judgement
than verdict
That they, this stranger sharing our path,
will pound the gavel over our soul
And pronounce us guilty
unaccepted
wrong
strange
different
condemned
Their judgement proves all too significant
It will be what defines us
That is why we stare down at our feet
As they go
Heel toe
Heel toe
Heel toe
