Holes In Her Jeans

In these times of plenty 
I see some dreadful scenes,
Yesterday a girl too poor
To have holes in her jeans.
I felt for that lassie
For I know the passion
That the young seem to feel
About following the fashion.

She could’ve cut her own but
Imagine the shame, poor thing
If her friends had discovered 
She wasn’t wearing the real thing
Just a homemade attempt and
Just not in anyway the same
As that authentic hole that
Carried a Designer’s name.

In these days of austerity
It’s come sadly to pass
They’ve reined in hopes
Of the working class.
It’s Austerity for the poor,
Tax breaks for the rich,
And, like it or not,
Life’s just a .

Just count your blessings
For Brexit’s on track
And Fat Boris the liar has
Given us our country back.
Those folk in Europe
Are all jealous as hell
For they all now know
It’s all working so well

Ignore the long queues 
Of lorries waiting at Dover
It’s all just Fake News and
The Brexit crisis long over.
It’s just nostalgia now
For times that have been
When any ordinary lass could
Afford Designer holes in her jeans.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Kendrick Avatar
September 19, 2022 at 6:57 AM
I enjoyed reading this one. I don't understand the politics in the writing, but I don't understand the politics in America either. LOL.. Do they even make jeans anymore that don't have holes or will have them after three wash cycles. Thanks for sharing. Sara
Ireland Avatar
September 19, 2022 at 7:40 AM
Thanks Sara. Even politicians don’t understand politics so long as they are stuffing their wallets and fooling the people
Bauer Avatar
September 18, 2022 at 2:11 PM
this made me smile, terry! there was a time we got holes in our jeans (which we called dungarees) from repeated wearings and washings and then we sewed a patch on the hole as a badge of honor. i just don't really understand buying them that way. maybe i'd get it if i were younger...
Ireland Avatar
September 19, 2022 at 12:31 AM
I suppose we had or fashion fads bur these jeans all have holes their i the same places. Massproduced identiholes even. The mind boggles - designer holes!! !!! Thanks Ilene
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