Dear New Sock

Dear New Sock,

I am sorry that you were only worn once before losing your mate somewhere. I am sorry that you are now paired with a sock that, at best, has seen its better days. But keep in mind that its mate was too hole-y to keep on keeping on, and has been drowned in furniture polish. It is now a lemon scented dust rag of its former self. Your new partner understands loss, Lefty will help you through.

But think of it this way, you are a younger and shapelier version of your new found friend. While Lefty is a little wiser and better traveled than you are, you can still hold your elastic no matter what. You will not be found cowering in the toes of my kicks. For this, I thank you.

Please know that better days are ahead. I am sure that Lefty will not be around forever looking like the non-bleached sock in one of those commercials. It is only a matter of time before he is lost under the bed or turned into a polishing rag himself. At which time, you will either be reunited with your first mate (a happy reunion) or mated with a newer version of yourself. At which time, you will be all of the things that you didn’t care for about Lefty.

You will be the older, better traveled, slightly thread bear partner of this new duo. You will long for the days that the giant talking fruit sung your praises. You will tell stories of your days as the newer sock. You will reminisce about the days when you held up your cuff better than anyone you were paired with. And the new newer sock will roll his cuff at you in the same way you do to Lefty now.

So keep this in mind New Sock, you will be in Lefty’s shoes one day. Though you are newer and wiser than an old sock now, you will one day be the one on the other foot. And when that happens, you will know that you did your best to stay warm and dry, and you will have the good scents to know that Lefty may have known something after all.

Good luck on your journeys New Sock, take the road less traveled, always wear good shoes, and stay off the coffee table.

Sincerely,

Me