What's With The Shoes?

One step.

One moment.

One heartbeat at a time.

You. Up.

Performance.

Life.

Work.

Challenges.

Adventure.

Flight.

Forget velocity.
Give me tenacity.

Tell me about your flight.

(Up.)

Your fight.
Your flight.
Your wings
     as they rose from the ashes.

Bent.

Broken.

Renewed.

Reawakened.

Tell me about your flight as

You

     scraped
     clawed
     kicked
     raised

(Up.)

You.

(Up.)

You.

Don't show me the A+.

Don't show me the prom queen.

Don't show me PR stats.

Don't show me the money.

Speak of the struggle.
Don't you dare wipe your hands clean.
Spare me the polish and pretty.

Your fight.

Your flight.

You.

(Up.)

(Keep going.)