fair-weather fan
over the years
i have accumulated
many articles of clothing
from sports teams
hats
t-shirts
scarves
other sundry items
some i’ve bought
but most were given to me
on my birthday
or at christmas
because if i told people
what i really wanted
they’d never speak to me again
i don’t mind these clothes
some i like
usually i wear them without
regard for team pride
but just because
i simply must dress myself
before stepping outside
other days
like today
new york yankees hat
new york yankees t-shirt
i feel like a walking billboard
for corporate pansies everywhere
i must tell the truth
if i woke up tomorrow
and each popular american sport
baseball
football
basketball and hockey
(especially basketball and hockey)
had disappeared
i probably wouldn’t care at all
my wardrobe
on the other hand
would take a significant hit
of course
i could always turn to clothing
with the images
of rock bands on them
but i suppose that look
has its own set of problems attached to it
and this poem
has wasted enough
of your precious time
on this particular one.
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7 comments:
I love the word 'sundry' ... you don't see it much these days anymore...
anthony...i use the word sundry as much as i can.
I love sports t shirts
craig...i know you do. speaking of, have you ordered your 2010 Duke catalog, so that the world knows what to get you for your birthday and x-mas?
so what would you really want ?
i promise to speak to you again regardless of the response....
justsomethoughts...it depends on whose offering the gift. usually i'd request to be left alone, but that's not an option some of the time.
Catalog comes out next month... I keep you updated
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