This is actually my post for today's color challenge but as I was photographic these 6 year old boots I started thinknig about the history that they have behind them.
You see that title isn't hyperbole. These boots really did save my life. I kicked the crotch of my psychotic ex-boyfriend repeatedly before finally being able to escape. Another time I used them to kick some creep who was trying to get me into a room when I was in the hallway of a motel I was living at. These boots have been there for me in some serious times. They are steel toed, hence being able to kick some ass.
I wanted these boots for years. They are made by "vegetarian shoes". They are non-leather but super durable. One day, one of my best friends told me he was going to get me the boots and told me to pick a color. I spent literally hours trying to decided between the red, blue, or green. Mostly it was between red and green. I settled on green and have been in love with these boots ever since.
When someone left me stranded in the rain hours from my home I walked for miles and miles to get to a phone wearing these boots. These boots stuck with my through years of hardship. These boots have a history and best of all they are so god damned durable that besides the aesthetic wear there is no actual damage that takes away from the wearability.
I look forward to many more years in these boots but hope I won't have to use them to save my life any time soon.
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