Hand-me-downs

erwinkennythomas on Jan 19, 2012

Hand-me-downs are my clothes that others do not like. I understand why my mother does not alter them for I figure she wants to hand them down again.

I wear my hand-me-downs

About which my friends frown

They say why someone like me

Has to be so poor to have clothes

In need of repair

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I try to tell them its wise

Otherwise I’ll not be in such a disguise

You see I play a game about the same

And my mother says she’s not to blame

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So come with me in my hand-me-downs

See how my friends say I’m a clown

“No,” I say, “I’ll go to town

And be in disguise to avoid the frowns”

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My hand-me-downs are baggy

For they were worn

By my brothers before me

Now you can see

Why my clothes just hang on me

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I don’t know why my mother

Doesn’t alter them

She wants to be sure they’ll be

Once again available to share

- – -

You see I’ve younger brothers

Who are looking forward

To the time

When they’ll have my hand-me-downs

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Comments (14)

somiasom on Jan 19, 2012
wow.. nice One. thanks for sharing
LadyElena on Jan 19, 2012
Interesting Poem. Hand me downs are handy for people who have little kids because they don’t use the clothes that much, as they grow so fast.
Rosettaartist1 on Jan 19, 2012
A good topic and unique one.
Dreamy777 on Jan 19, 2012
When I was a kid I really didn’t like the hand me downs but now I am ok with them. In fact I buy them at yard sales
Angelji on Jan 19, 2012
it is the spirit of sharing..
prsol46 on Jan 19, 2012
We used to get bags of hand-me-downs growing up. It felt like Christmas, we were always happy about it.
LoveDoctor on Jan 19, 2012
Some of the hand-me-downs you find in yard sales or those that people donate are in good condition. Even if your mother alters them, she can still share them perhaps not with your brothers, but she can always donate to the poor.
aheed411 on Jan 19, 2012
Nice
sheilanewton on Jan 19, 2012
Hilarious. I remember the days of hand-me-downs. I was licky, being the eldest child!
yes me on Jan 19, 2012
Liked it Erwin cheers
rubysexy on Jan 20, 2012
I love it.
ittech on Jan 20, 2012
fabulous
Muzammil196 on Jan 20, 2012
It’s great a poem of course….likes it
PR Mace on Jan 22, 2012
Nothing wrong with a good hand-me-down. I wore a lot of them as a child. Enjoyed the poem.

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