Saturday, October 26, 2019
Personal Narrative - A Hole In My Left Shoe :: Personal Narrative Writing
A Hole In My Left Shoe I have a hole in my left shoe. Itââ¬â¢s on the inside of my left shoe, and itââ¬â¢s been there since the first week I had these shoes. It doesnââ¬â¢t grow or change, because the circumstances that begot it do not grow or change. Itââ¬â¢s there because when I sword fight I drag that foot as part of my footwork. This hole in my shoe is a constant thing in my life. Even when I get a new pair of shoes it will still be back there within a week. Look closely at this hole and you can see into it, into me. You can see a story that begins several years ago. I can see him coming from a distance; we stand in a wide expanse of grassy field in the upper reaches of the North Carolina mountains. The boy is a friend of mine; his name is Lucuse, and Iââ¬â¢ve known him for a week and already we have the makings of life long friends. But right now we are enemies of the most mortal kind. We circle each other, a stick in each hand, our sabers, and weapons of choice. We size one another up. He is much bigger than me in all aspects except our height, which I take him by scant inches. Iââ¬â¢m faster, and he knows it, but if we should get into a lock and are forced to rely on force he knows he will win. Our plans formulated we begin, a slash, a stab. The world around us blurs; itââ¬â¢s still there, but only as a memory. All that exists is a fog, a fog and my opponent. I see him in his entirety, I see the way his body moves, how each piece of him works to form his bid for my demise. Iââ¬â¢m aware of myself; I can sense every movement that wo uld at one time have been taken for granted. Now each step is a chapter in a novel that I canââ¬â¢t put down till the end. The adrenalin pounds in my mind as my opponent strikes at me trying to find a hole in my defense. It is in this feeling that I find true happiness for the first time in my young life. That was then and this is now, and Iââ¬â¢m a different person now than I was then. Personal Narrative - A Hole In My Left Shoe :: Personal Narrative Writing A Hole In My Left Shoe I have a hole in my left shoe. Itââ¬â¢s on the inside of my left shoe, and itââ¬â¢s been there since the first week I had these shoes. It doesnââ¬â¢t grow or change, because the circumstances that begot it do not grow or change. Itââ¬â¢s there because when I sword fight I drag that foot as part of my footwork. This hole in my shoe is a constant thing in my life. Even when I get a new pair of shoes it will still be back there within a week. Look closely at this hole and you can see into it, into me. You can see a story that begins several years ago. I can see him coming from a distance; we stand in a wide expanse of grassy field in the upper reaches of the North Carolina mountains. The boy is a friend of mine; his name is Lucuse, and Iââ¬â¢ve known him for a week and already we have the makings of life long friends. But right now we are enemies of the most mortal kind. We circle each other, a stick in each hand, our sabers, and weapons of choice. We size one another up. He is much bigger than me in all aspects except our height, which I take him by scant inches. Iââ¬â¢m faster, and he knows it, but if we should get into a lock and are forced to rely on force he knows he will win. Our plans formulated we begin, a slash, a stab. The world around us blurs; itââ¬â¢s still there, but only as a memory. All that exists is a fog, a fog and my opponent. I see him in his entirety, I see the way his body moves, how each piece of him works to form his bid for my demise. Iââ¬â¢m aware of myself; I can sense every movement that wo uld at one time have been taken for granted. Now each step is a chapter in a novel that I canââ¬â¢t put down till the end. The adrenalin pounds in my mind as my opponent strikes at me trying to find a hole in my defense. It is in this feeling that I find true happiness for the first time in my young life. That was then and this is now, and Iââ¬â¢m a different person now than I was then.
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