billboard clothes

it's hard to find a shirt,

or pair

of pants, or coat

or sweater anymore

without a label on it

in bold letters.

the names.

calvin, or tommy,

or ralph

emblazoned on

your chest

or back or arm.

we are walking billboards

for fashion.

thread bare items,

in the thrift stores

and outlets.

cheaply made

by slave children in 

Indonesia.

we don't seem to care,

everything

and everyone has a brand

now.

what happened to white

t-shirts

and chinos.