Why do I

Why do I?

A trick question. Why do I lope lopsidedly, tilting to the right when I walk? It’s not entirely because I have CP. My right shin is significantly shorter than my left; which is not due to brain damage, but simply the way I am. A thought that has occurred to me rather late in life, but, better late than never.

If I wear a right shoe with a platform of about an inch – as I did for a while, though it proved ruinously expensive in shoes – my tilt would be much less noticeable. So why...