"in all probability, the foot is to be taken as an ambivalent symbol. For Jung, it is what confirms Man's direct relationship with the reality of the earth, and he considers that it is frequently phallic in significance. Ania Teilhard points out that, like the hand, it is an essential part of the body and the support of one's entire person...."
(J.E.Cirlot, A Dictionary of Symbols)
foot
so down-at-heel and stood upon
misunderstood for all these years
it's no small feat
to bear my weight
how could I be so callous to ignore
your handiness
no wonder you get sore
must hop to a chiropodist at once
no pussyfooting
I need pedicure
for I know it may sound corny but
I wouldn't be the same without you foot
and what would shoe-manufacturers do
without you
without you
I couldn't make a pun about the sole
swaddled in my holey cotton socks
kept apart from Mother Earth
almost since you learnt to toddle
rubber's a poor substitute
for naked touch of skin and morning dew
if I were in your shoes
I'd kick them off
and have a ball
you deserve a long hot bath to soak in
a foot massage
or is that masturbation phallic foot
big hand (small video, only 14 seconds)
It took me a while to find my feet. I thought they were in my shoes, but they'd gone for a walk, sockless & free like some latterday Sandy Shaw...
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