Holes in the Levis

When I see holes in the Levis I mourn;
I guess it’s popular though there is less.
Some will just cotton to jeans that are torn.

There are stone-washed ones the wearers adorn,
but in my eyes it is a fashion mess.
When I see holes in the Levis I mourn.

Naked are knees like a snippet of porn;
with holey jeans comes a state of undress.
Some will just cotton to jeans that are torn.

I think in torn jeans they look quite forlorn,
yet they’re convinced it is modish, I guess.
When I see holes in the Levis I mourn.

It’s fair to say it elicits some scorn;
and such ragamuffins likewise depress.
Some will just cotton to jeans that are torn.

To be sure, it is true they are well-worn;
but the well-worn simply does not impress.
When I see holes in the Levis I mourn;
some will just cotton to jeans that are torn.


19 Lines (Villanelle)
Writer’s Cramp
September 26, 2013