Jo Middleton

Hand me down

Itchy and scratchy with threads coming loose
Burgundy sunset woven into the sleeve
It once was your mother\'s and now it is his
To do whatever he pleases it seems

He doesn\'t want to wear it anymore
It looks ugly on him
Clashes with his personality and fair fair skin
So he tries to sell it off in an auction of barn

But no one want\'s the hand me down
It\'s too fragile and broken
So he leaves it on the  street
Where old sweaters should be

Tied up on the lamppost for everyone to see
It\'s broken label
And it\'s poor old sowing
Come undone in the rain and break even more so

Why have I become I sweater?
Does no body love cotton and polyester?
I was brought to life  with care and love
Except now no body cares what I was made from.