Yeah, well, clothes shopping is my only vice –
you’re crazy not to buy it at that price –
you see these shoes? I have to wear them twice,
they’ll have paid for themselves, at that low price.
That red top? Yes, I’ve worn it, what, 3 times?
I got this new one – why not, at that price?
Those trousers? Well, they never fitted right –
I bought some others. Can’t believe the price.
The blue one? Washed it. Doesn’t look so nice.
I’ve just replaced it. You won’t guess the price.
This stuff is throwaway – it’s just designed
to be worn once, and tossed. Look at the price.
It’s crazy not to. You won’t pay the price –
I tell you, shopping is my only vice.
Jim Feeney is hosting at earthweal this week. He asks us to invent a fictional voice, the voice of someone who doesn’t care about climate change. There was a news article on the BBC a few months ago, showing mountains of discarded UK clothing that had been dumped in Ghana. It sickened me. I might have gone on longer, but I ran out of rhymes…