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The Left Shoe First

“I used to tape motivational quotes above my bed. None of them mentioned prosthetics that squeak. The first time I stood on a prosthetic, I whispered to the limb as if it were a dog I had to convince to stay. I tied the left shoe first, always left first. Insurance. Or maybe an elegy. Today, I run again, step by step, letting the world decide whether to break or continue. And for the first time, it feels enough.”