Hand Me Down Clothes

by Rebecca Valentino

Hand me down clothes
All kids get those
Or at least that’s what Ma tells me.

But these pants are too small
And I’m just way too tall
But Ma says, “wear them, they’re free!”

But this shirt is too tight
It doesn’t look right
And I feel a bit like a goon.

Ma says she don’t care
‘Cuz the stuff that I wear
Will be ruined from playing real soon!