“To be content with little is difficult; to be content with much, impossible.”
― Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Aphorisms
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“Nice coat”, says the stranger on the street.
“Thank you”, I reply
” I Love your coat”, says the barista, with a face-splitting smile
“Thank you”
“I love your jacket, who is it by?”
“Um…” I half utter, confused. “Forever 21”
This coat is not fur, but polyester
It was not expensive, but half off
There is something about this jacket
It attracts many daily compliments
However, it seems to disappoint its fans
By not being a designer brand, or expensive fur
I don’t like designer brands
I can’t afford them, don’t need them, and don’t want them
This city is full of minimal shop windows
Stuffed with little material, big price tags
I am baffled by the numbers
A thing, anything, costs big figures, only because of the name attached
And people want to wear them, carry that name
It represents … what? A higher degree of betterment?
Am I defined by the costumes that I wear
Or is it me that defines my wardrobe?
What defines the naked me
Stripped of all man-made objects?
The raw core of my existence lies in ambiguous thoughts
And in discoloured shreds of memory
I don’t know whether the compliments address spectacles of the coat
Or my virtuosity in picking this particular item of clothing
Perhaps I am only a mannequin
From 9-5 I sport “office” clothes
From May to August I portray a free spirit
Decorated in bright dresses
Many outfits and scene changes
And life will still find a way
A pretty coat! A fun poem!!!! Yes, the brand name should be unimportant. Very creative!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!! 🙂
That’s what I think as well. Thanks for reading x