Excuse me is that sock yours?

At socks anonymous

everyone was single

not a match in site.

Hi everyone! I'm a nylon sock

and I'm separated.

Hi nylon. I'm cotton

Hi nylon. I'm polyester.

Hi nylon. I'm wool blend.

Hi nylon. I'm pure wool.

We are all separated!

Tell us your story nylon.

Well one day on a wash cycle

we were a pair then

on the line I noticed

he was gone.

I'm not separated. said pure wool.

My other half has a hole, 

and she's getting mended.

She should be here anytime soon.

How long has it been pure wool?

Oh about four years maybe five.

Must be a big hole!

Yes! Must be!

Sob! Sob! Sob!

There, there pure wool! We'll find you another sock.

Will someone get Mr Handkerchief or Miss Tissue!

We got a wet sock here!

There! There!....

Reviews

[Dave Brown]

Very funny and so very true
sock after sock with hole after hole
great subject matter, wish I'd thought of it

[Patricia Wedel]

Andrew... do you remember the TV Show "Laugh-In" (Sock it to me!! ... Sock it to me!!) with Goldie Hahn and others? Actually this is probably non-sequitur for your poem. Your story is hilarious, and extremely believable in my mind. I am a poor organizer of Socks. They do get separated... but not legally.
That's all Folks!!! as ever, Pat

[andrew mitchell]

Yes I remember Pat lol. Thank you Pat for your kind words.

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahaha yes ...wet sock it is sir ... thanks for this light hearted fun escapade into sockingdom
E.

[andrew mitchell]

lol Thank you my friend for your words!:)

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Socks always remind me of Harry Potter for some reason hahah ;P
The troubles of losing socks' pairs though! I can relate lol
Cool piece you have here, Andrew! I always enjoy your humorous take on things. :))

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you Doc I shall visit you soon.

[Tourist the Sleepwalker]

I used to get sad when my socks had lost it's pair. I found this both funny and possibly a teeny critique of societies (alll across the world) insistence that finding a pair is the minimum measure of success and how so many will pair up badly just to not be alone. Being okay with being alone is super healthy. As a (near) perma-single I salute these lost sock souls!

[andrew mitchell]

Thanks for reading and for your words. These days I just wear unpaired socks, I don't care, there's too much emphasis on paired socks lol.

[Tourist the Sleepwalker]

I used to wear odd socks on purpose now it seems to be trendy and I'm mad on pairs. Fickle, unlike these socks

[Pete]

Lol. good creativity andrew. as i was reading, couldn't help but imagine a cartoon where these socks walk into a singles bar and try to pair up! i guess that's why they call it darning socks. now where did that lost sock go? ... :)

[andrew mitchell]

hahaha Thanks Pete for the smiles.

[Iam-me]

The elusive missing sock Andrew. Entertaining, funny and nicely done.

[andrew mitchell]

thank you Dawn

[Sami Khalil]

Very creative and humorous. How do you come up with such things? By the way, Fort Payne, Al. used to be the sock capital of the world. You can google it. Amazing talent my friend.

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you Sami for your generous words of praise.

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome sir Mitchel.