Fast Fashion and Marie Kondo

 We sweat our way through late July

Watching sales-bought clothes go by

In carrier bags from different shops

As acquisition never stops.

 

But aren’t our closets full enough?

Do we really need more stuff?

De-clutter videos are the rage;

People’s moods are hard to gauge …

 

Too much, too little? Draw the line!

Fast fashion - only worn one time?

Few items see the light of day

And yet, we can’t throw them away!

 

It’s all too hard – until at last

We undertake this mammoth task

If it “sparks joy” the ‘Kondo’ way

It’s lucky and it gets to stay.

 

Otherwise, it’s got to go;

A ‘maybe’ means it has to show

It merits its place with the rest …

But will it pass the “wear me” test?

(c) Poet in the woods 2022

Marie Kondo is a Japanese Organising Consultant (born 1984).