Odd Socks Options

[Guest_Nina_*]

Odd Socks (revised)

A pair of odd socks
tucked in a drawer:
one blue,
one black flecked with white;
long ill-matched;
hidden in darkness,
never proudly displayed.

I should separate them;
initiate search for their mates.
Yet something stops me -
fear of change?
loneliness worries?
habit?

I’ve grown used to them paired,
so they lie
folded together;
one blue,
one black  flecked with white;
growing old
trapped.


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Odd Socks (original)

A pair of odd socks
tucked in a drawer:
one blue,
one black, flecked with white;
ill-matched for so long;
hiding in darkness
never proudly displayed.

I should separate them;
initiate search for their mate.
Yet something stops me -
fear for change?
thoughts of loneliness?
habit?

I’ve grown used to seeing them paired,
so there they lie
folded together;
one blue,
one black, flecked with white;
gathering dust,
growing old.

[Guest_Toumai_*]

Hi Nina,

I have to confess that when I saw the title I was reminded of Mike's poem about shoes ... so quite on the wrong track (not for the first time).

This is wonderful - such a gentle, simple description of a couple of mis-matched socks that is about so much more. Ill-matched, hidden, but somehow belonging together - love it.

A couple of ideas - possible suggestions if they are any use
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I should separate them;
{initiate} search for their mate[s].
Yet something stops me -
fear for change? --- OF change? But you have of in next line, so maybe not ...
thoughts of loneliness?
habit?

Fran