How I Am With Clothes

This is how I am with clothes:
(Most won’t relate’s, what I suppose)
I purchase something that I like
(If it’s on sale, a lucky strike).

If in a store, I try it on,
Or if it comes from Amazon,
I grapple with the box or bag
To check the fit. (Return’s a drag.)

Then in my closet or a drawer,
I neatly place it, waiting for
The perfect time for me to wear it.
(Might be weeks or months - I swear it!)

Once it’s worn, it joins the crowd
With which my wardrobe’s been endowed
And rotates, as each day I see
Which outfit most appeals to me.

For years, most items I will wear,
But when they’re old or need repair,
They transfer to my country place 
Where, in my drawers, I find some space.

To do that, other things must go.
I fill a bag of items, so
I have enough to donate to
Collection boxes (which I do).

Of course, some things I have to toss
And doing so is no one’s loss,
But maybe someone I don’t know
Wears something I bought long ago.

The way I am, I know is strange,
But at this point, I’ll never change,
Although, in logic that’s reversed,
I’ll wear the clothes I least like first.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025


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Date: 8/18/2025 11:25:00 AM
You and my mother are the same. This is how she is with clothes. Your past poem, something like “I Don’t Need Anything” was exactly her.
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Date: 8/15/2025 5:30:00 AM
- I don't often buy new clothes... and I like to buy second-hand... clothes are extremely expensive in Norway (as is most things) - Actually, I have more than enough... but, sometimes it's fun to have something new :) - hugs
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Date: 8/13/2025 6:22:00 PM
As a male my last great concern for clothes was in high school! Today, approaching 90, I have clothes that fit my age: a few suits, slacks, dress shirts, ties etc. and several pairs of shoes. That's it. / Maurice
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Date: 8/12/2025 4:47:00 PM
nice and interesting poem, made me think about clothes i buy, i am not very interested by clothes, i am afraid of clothes shop and never buy clothes on amazon ( i had to return shoes many years ago), thanks poet Ilene, all this is very relevant ?
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