I always thought it was very convenient
and safe to have flat floors and sidewalks to walk on. But then I found
out that, according to someone who writes articles about yoga, the fact
that we walk on flat floors limits our skeletal and muscular responsiveness.If we were walking on uneven surfaces
all the time, our spines and everything would be infinitely adjustable
and flexible. All of a sudden I feel abused by all this urban surface flatness.
One more oppression I must endure. Of course it is totally necessary if
one uses a wheelchair. Perhaps a sacrifice it's reasonable to ask the able-bodied
to make. I'm wondering how to make my world less flat, and yearning to
stimulate my body's infinite flexibility with stepping on uneven surfaces,
when I realize that high heels aren't as bad as I have always thought.
I have observed many a female heel, many a beautiful female ankle teetering
and oscillating to find that balance which is necessary to find in every
step when you are wearing those tiny little pointed heels. I always saw
that as abusive, but now I realize that wearing high heels is women's secret
way of keeping their feet and ankles and tendons and muscles infinitely
sensitive and resilient and exquisitely flexible. Drag queens are in on
this. Everyone knows it is a special skill, you even have to practice to
do it. I used to think high heels might be good only for some 5 minutes
right before sex starts, just for visual purposes since men are so visual.
But now I want those sensitized feet, purposely walking on uneven, difficult
surfaces. I want my tendons to be forced to find a precarious balance in
every feminine step. I realize they make shoes with uneven bottoms, probably
for just this purpose, wavy soles or knobbly insoles. I guess I could buy
a pair of those. But they're not very sexy. I think I will go out and buy
a pair of really high heels, with points small enough to dent all the floors
I walk on. That is how I will leave my mark. |