Orange striped trousers
clash with his favourite team’s shirt
but, he smiles if you grimace,
so what.
Both are cheap fakes
and he knows that they are
but, he says if you comment,
so what.
His fingers are too fat
to make much use of his phone
but, he laughs if you notice,
so what.
His cough often nags
and it has done for years
but, he says if you mention it,
so what.
He knows all these things
and more much the same
and, he thinks to himself,
so what.

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