Ariana Brown - Ode to Thrift Stores

[@aurorabowman1668]

I love her voice it works so beautifully with the poem

[@Nouranbha]

it really does

[@1991LMR]

"15% off, is NOT a sale!"

[@erikaclark6169]

This was so beautiful and tender. It made me think of my own mom and childhood spent in thrift stores with her. I still rarely spend more than $10 on ANYTHING thanks to her lessons.

[@lulani154]

"can you imagine something better than what you have, then make the thing you have, better?" i love that so much.

[@alanalopez1482]

the way her voice breaks i’m so emotional

[@sharibrennan2321]

turning blouses around and rolling up the sleeves. We shopped in thrift stores and felt like queens and princesses. Thank you for the warm memories

[@aubreyprettyman6375]

A beautiful poem. I was taught this too.

[@user-yd8xk2qp8d]

How exquisitely beautiful. Thank you. It's wonderful.

[@sanjivanimandloi4843]

This poem warmed my heart and now I feel all squishy and cuddly and marshmallow-y aaahhh

[@ToshiJ89]

Beautiful and a good lesson

[@antemeridian4083]

this rings home for me. about thrift stores in general and the women, my grama in particular, but I really appreciate this poem.

[@esellesee6658]

It's so beautiful.

[@emilieisaacs1]

I felt tears in my eyes cause she was practically crying! 15% IS NOT A SALE! ONE MOMENT SHE WAS LAUGHING THE NEXT SHE IS CRYING.

[@r1leyb0y1]

I cried when I first heard and saw this, everything my my Mom, and the women in my Texas family taught me as well.

[@jillianprociuk4712]

Whoever disliked this needs to square up. This is a beautiful piece of poetry

[@josephsanchez7056]

lmao

[@hamzahnokaly6178]

alr bet kid

[@Vaelkyr666]

Such a humble subject to write about, but all of this poem is true. Gorgeously expressed. Thank you!

[@platinumrubies85]

I will always love thrifting not how much money I have. I love all my gems that I've got from thrift stores.

[@saudadevemcorrendo]

and now the rich suburban girls shop in thrift stores. . .

[@PinkyToeThief]

Yup, and now they resell them online for more money. . .

[@rubymack5782]

ikr its so annoying to a point

[@dejahatchett2451]

This made me so emotional. Going thrift shopping with my Mom is something I hold very close to my heart.

[@minipeep1236]

This was so unexplainably beautiful

[@akeemrollins2327]

That was incredible

[@observationsofanINUPIAQ]

I felt the feels listening to this 😢😊❤

[@pamelahollingsworth1679]

...oh, this wise and insightful and eloquent young woman...what a voice....what an important voice....

[@DarkSerena]

I love it! I wasn't taught these lessons sadly, I learned them from a lack of guidance that turned into a need to be thrifty but also a need to be creative.

[@malissahyatt2425]

You're my soul sister girl. I was raised on thrift stores, yard sales, garage sales...I was w my mom at a garage sale in chilly weather before sunrise. Waiting in wet grass w canvas tennies. The cold dew soaked thru my shoes and made my toes hurt. I worked at a thrift store. The store managers name was Hope. She put some in everything she sold. People came to that store to see her as much as they came to shop. More. I came because, as sad as I would be sometimes, she always made me laugh. Always.

[@lu8201]

Never throught a poem about thrift stores would hit my heart as much as it has. Thank you x

[@racheltabron2086]

I love your poem, I grew up thrifting with my mom & it became one of the great lives of my life..."The Thrift Store"

[@peatwhiskey]

Omg i got chills .. too good to digest.

[@shannadene9654]

Right in the feels

[@imani877]

Her voice brought me to tears. This was so gorgeous.

[@nataliemaul-graham3384]

Oh my! I love this! Couldn’t have been said better!

[@lcurrant4565]

That was amazing. Tone, pause and emotion. Effortless.

[@lisaloar738]

This poem is just pure ❤️

[@fesutankayo]

Love it..

[@DanielDrumgool]

holy fuck this has got to be the best poem ive heard in a while

[@scarlettcisneros3032]

So beautiful ❤️

[@MuhammadFahadAli-yz8wg]

The presentation ♥️ WoW!

[@maureendaley6354]

Love this!

[@katherinephillips3207]

Your voice is beautiful and poetic itself. I felt this.

[@rodjilius]

Simple yet beautiful

[@resurrectionway]

lovely and awesome poem

[@theolaafrica1973]

It’s beautiful and incredible.

[@jeffrymagana3024]

This is how my mom and I went shopping, many times when I am at a thrift store I ask her if it looks good before buying it. Thank you for such a beautiful piece!

[@chikaonoh7578]

I love button poetry

[@chloecronkright6656]

Can this girl please take me shopping?

[@platinumrubies85]

Bethany_X_Argo 2 sweater and a mason jar for $3 I wanna come too. Lol

[@jamilah2851]

Such a beautiful piece!

[@Zoanwanders]

Thrift shops are my favourite places to tell stories. I like to pretend to know where all the things i buy came from, and it leads to some pretty inspirational stuff. It's also just fun.

[@MsBeautykat]

gorgeous

[@jessbest2796]

This is so amazing, she's so nice to listen to!

[@isobelsmith2810]

So amazing, thank you! ❤❤

[@ciotkahelaa]

I was taught this at home too! Such a beautiful poem!:)

[@erikab5530]

Beautiful!!

[@aneladavidov6580]

I don't know if I'm missing out on anything but I'm always thrift storing and I'm proud of it

[@TheFlyingKiwyGirl]

This is SO relatable! 🖤 Love it

[@rosieoftheunderground]

DAMN THAT WAS STUNNING

[@rubymack5782]

omg this was so true i love it!!

[@legacythornton188]

I love this.

[@hannahmccallum3016]

Thrift shopping for life. ❤

[@keannapena4351]

TEARS

[@Ana.Sus10]

I luv this

[@ophylias2107]

So good.

[@avga9915]

i love this

[@MilkMostaches]

Thank you

[@lazygrilledcheese]

This was AMAZING

[@Nouranbha]

this is beautiful

[@LearnTwiwithEfiaBAE]

Beautiful ode👌.

[@liya2618]

"A rich girl once told me she didn't shop in thrift stores because they were 'sad places' and immediately I picture myself, trotting along 'side me mom at the community thrift one the south side, the dusty heaven that produced all my toys and dresses. I remember, 'this will be' some Natalie Cole or Otis Reding or Earth Wind and Fire shooting from the speakers, my mom humming about ever lasting love while scouring through the kitchen utensils, and I know the rich girl is wrong. Thrift stores are anything but sad. Mom had rules when I was young. pants should be under 10 dollars, shirts; less than 5 a good jacket maybe 15 or 20. I'm not sure if she made these rules or inherented them, like I did, but I take them with me where ever I go. Know, that a women who came before you knew that you would need guidance so she gifted you from her tired palms her oldest blueprints for existing. The women in my family have always been the most original; trust them to find a way to do something when every easy option is gone. Turn the blouse backwards, and now it fits better. Roll up the sleeves; remove shoulder pads; Learn to sew so you can hem your own clothes. What can you create when the only thing in front of you is your hands? How fast can you think? How deliberate can you be? Can you imagine something better than what you have then make the thing you have better? Who taught you to make solution where there is none? Who was it who said 'adapt or die?" And did they meet my mother? Queen of couponing and early morning yardsales before the Texas heat brushes the back of the neck. When I tell you department store overwhelm me, what I mean is, 15% off is not a sale. I'm not even sure why they have sales because I'm not showing up 'til it all goes on clarence. Mom says, 'Everything goes on clarence.' Mom also says the only things you should buy new are shoes and underwear, that just because you don't have money doesn't mean you can't be sanitary. Don't leave the store until you've seen everything; the selection changes everyday, every 24 hours a handful of new chances to become an artist. My mom says she used to write poetry. My father, when he was alive, was a dancer. Did I learn grace, or was it passed through the blood? Have I always creative and practical? Today, I bought 2 sweaters, 2 belts, and a mason jar for 3 dollars; texted my mom, 'thinking of you.'"

[@johntroon2634]

Good work

[@ButtonPoetry]

Thanks

[@katherinecolglazier2909]

amazing

[@cu20four7]

This is so me!

[@esmeb3e]

this!!!!

[@melaninp2805]

❤️

[@giantpoogiv12]

Slay

[@Keksdich]

yupp, this is what I learned, and so did my daughter :D

[@basielu]

this makes me wanna get 50 iced cinnamon mocha lattes and drink them while browsing Goodwill all fucking day.

[@mershiful]

♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

[@justinabenson7229]

Is it a coincidence I went with my family to the thrift store yesterday and today came across this

[@Kimberly-wt1nu]

No, it’s not a coincidence. It’s an algorithm.

[@PlushNSpaciousStudio]

That laugh at 1:58

[@DenisseVillanueva]

@buttonpoetry have you published any of her work? ❤

[@msplop]

[@ZanderFoster]

I am obsessed with this poem but she says each line as a question and I cannot figure out why it’s v distracting.

[@bertramdavis7120]

The only thing you should buy new is underwear and shoes! I can relate sister.

[@fesutankayo]

Come to Chanel, my friend, enjoy poetry.

[@RedandBlackS10]

Button Poetry also got removed from my subs.....😤😤😤😤

[@ButtonPoetry]

Oh no! That stinks =(

[@benjaminbishop3989]

:')

[@user-qh5he8xi7g]

Trash poem

[@wonderxxo]

@@user-qh5he8xi7g that's really rude.

[@ButtonPoetry]

v intelligent opinion here

[@laurali4284]