It's Hard Buying Clothes when you're Little

It really sounds easy to go in a shop

And purchase a dress or a skirt or a top

From all of the styles hanging there on each rail;

You'd think it'd be almost unheard of to fail

To find something suitable in the right size;

If so, you might very soon get a surprise.

If you are quite tall with a willowy build

You'll find that the shops in the high street are filled

With beautiful clothes, cut in styles that you'll love,

Elegant, smart, which will fit like a glove.

But if you are short, then it's simply not true

That shops carry plenty of styles meant for you

Most of the skirts usually reach to mid-calf

Which if you are petite would make people laugh,

At how dowdy you looked, for they could all see

You need a design which ends just at the knee.

And if you like "V" necks you'll find all the time

That blouses that on the rail look so sublime

Are far too low cut for the petite to wear

Showing much more that most people would dare.

Jumpers and cardigans also can give

Annoyance to people who always must live

With the fact that they're petite, instead of being tall

And shops cater little for them, if at all.

With sleeves which so often are made far too long,

And obviously for the much taller belong.

Tights should be easy to buy if you're short

But often small sizes can only be bought.

In big shops, where sometimes you'll find for a change

They don't just sell large, instead stock a full range.

So if you're petite it's not easy to buy

The things that you want, but instead you must try,

Although on occasion it makes you feel stressed,

To seek out the items among all the rest

Which fit your small figure and make you look good,

Wearing the fashionable clothes that you should.