These pants are a badge of honour
Opposed to the world of greed
They represent an alternate view
To meet a real need.
The patches serve great purpose -
Reused, recycled, repaired;
Not your throwaway item here
Whose messages are earnestly shared.
The boom and bust of money markets
Shine no light on one
Who wears these threads with proud abandon
Against the powers she shuns.
The purposeful placement of textural designs
Is all that decadence is not
Neither caring nor compassionate,
Indulgent - society's rot.
Kym Matthews, October 2008.
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Nice rhyming verses and a succinct message. Simple, to the point and no wasted words. Just like this comment.
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