You wear me well

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I'm extremely novice and wasn't interested in going for anything other than free verse to start off.

"You Wear Me Well"
What a story you could tell.
Past your prime, but still going strong.
A hole here, stain there — time's proof you've been here.
What a reminder you provide,
Of memories and thoughts otherwise forgotten.

You're more than a souvenir, symbolic of a single day,
A minute piece of the whole photo — proof I was there for all to see.

You've aged roughly. I'm guilty of not treating you better.

That store-brand detergent with all those dyes did you no favor.
The countless days you spent tumbling on high heat took its toll.
Wrinkles, crinkles and faded colors,
But you're still here, old friend. Even if I only take you with me to the gym.
The Goodwill is no place for you, NO.

You help me reminisce a time I'd like to never forget.
Thank you, T-Shirt, you wear me well.

[dandan]

Nice poem! I like how simple a subject it is but you made it sound really compelling. A few sentences seemed a tad wordy (but I'm totally guilty of that too) Below I posted some more comments. Feel free to take what I say and do what you want, I'm no expert at poetry, these are only some thoughts

I'm extremely novice and wasn't interested in going for anything other than free verse to start off.

"You Wear Me Well"
What a story you could tell.
Past your prime, but still going strong. nice flow here
A hole here, stain there — time's proof you've been here. instead of repeating [i]here what if you said something like "time's proof of where you've been" ? Just a thought
What a reminder you provide,
Of memories and thoughts otherwise forgotten.this line feels a little odd to say flow-wise, I think it's the 'otherwise'

You're more than a souvenir, symbolic of a single day,
A minute piece of the whole photo — proof I was there for all to see.

You've aged roughly. I'm guilty of not treating you better.

That store-brand detergent with all those dyes did you no favor.
The countless days you spent tumbling on high heat took its toll.I don't think it's necessary to say "heat" here, it sounds fine without it in my opinion. and a bit smoother flow
Wrinkles, crinkles and faded colors, I really like this!
But you're still here, old friend. Even if I only take you with me to the gym.
The Goodwill is no place for you, NO. hehe, very cute!

You help me reminisce a time I'd like to never forget. "a time I'd like to never forget" seems long..
Thank you, T-Shirt, you wear me well.[/i]

[NakedBear]

Hi INC,

Instead of offering too much critique, I'd like to say: good! you've written, so now keep writing, and read plenty of poetry. Read everything three times, or more. Think on it for a while. No rush.

Mikey.

[Volaticus]

I really liked reading this poem, it made me smile