12 Mar , 2023

Socks

You ever think about them?……

They started out as something

Quite different

They were all pretty much the same

Similar shape

Maybe different lengths

Pretty much made of only a few different materials

Hand made

They’re adaptable

They’ve evolved

Nobody takes much notice

They just wear them anyway

Most of us wear socks

Of one sort or another

But now they’ve become

A whole thing

An industry

All of their own

There’s a vast number of styles

Materials

Handmade

Machine made

Bespoke

Mass produced

Designer

Thick

Thin

Long

Cutoff

Rainbows of colour

Specialized uses

SOCKETS! even….

Sizes

Wool

Cotton

Patterned

Plain

Synthetic

Blends

Workware

Dress

Support

Cushion sole

The list goes on

It’s literally

Endless

The SOCK list

Just socks

Where they’ve come from

Where you can imagine them going to

Crazy , right?

And almost all of us

Didn’t even flinch

Didn’t stop to pay attention

No boycotts

No push back

No objections

No regular news footage

( Huh! Do you get that….

Foot…..age…)

Happy accident

Kind of like socks

Born out of a need

Someone’s idea of a resolve

That works

That serves us

That remains

Yet changes form

We all have different needs

And uses for

And preferences of –

Look

And colour

Thickness!

Don’t get me started on that….

And fit

And material

We treat them differently

There’s a number

Beyond counting

Of odd socks

Just out there

In the universe

Abandoned

Alone

Lost

And the level of concern

In most cases

Is limited

Minute

Cause a new “pair”

Something “more”

What’s “useful”

Was not only sort

But adopted

With ease

Without resistance

Cause everybody can accept

What use is one sock?

Doesn’t serve anybody

Right?

So why hang onto it…

Socks…..

This is going somewhere

Huh!

Who knew

So like thoughts

Can you see it?

Do you get it?

Or is it just me….

Much love

Kate x (& Hope)