I have multiple pairs of boots,
I swap them from time to time;
different colours, sizes and flavours...
They are also yours, not just mine.

***

I can be Caesar,
or Brutus - my friend foe,
I can be the stairs
upon which I stand fall.

I can be the dagger
piercing a man,
I can be blood
on the hands of a friend.

I can be a witness
screaming for help.
I can be a plotter
observing the end.

***

Unworn pairs of boots
are still looking at me,
I wonder what else
I could be.

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