i am buying new clothes again
no longer going to the places
where you can get them free.
oh, i still have some of those clothes
the funky ones that seemed like finds
and still are. i was never so far
gone that i couldn't recognize them.
but now, i am actually going
into real stores and trying things on.
sometimes i make mistakes
but i have a little money now.
i can make mistakes like i used to.
this may seem trivial but i love clothes
and i always looked good back then
before it all went askew.
now it feels like it's straight again.
I am straight again, determined
not to go lopsided, ever again.
Now I am only a little crooked
and determined to remain so.
For me, clothes are a major symbol,
not trivial or frivolous,
not at all.
Author notes
prompt: looking back, how far have you come?
A contest entry
- inspire me........how far have you come? by doesne1care.
465 points, ended October 24, 2008, 28 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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it's interesting to read the different hard times people have had, and how they have changed in so many ways; like you yourself found yourself changing here, well done - and best wishes for life, and the contest.
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Thankyou for sharing your piece
lovely piece of writing that shows your strengh and determination. Dont give in.
all my love xx
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