Ode to a T-Shirt
This tattered t-shirt…
Is a railroad
and the smell
of charcoal-tinged sweat
It’s telling the world
too little: secrets held
close in each thread
- Of long nights
strong embraces
and rainy days
Each little tear sings
and they know when
the seasons change
It fuses with you
because it’s soul,
man, saxophone soul
It jokes and jostles
with your favorite
jeans like old friends
It’s a philosophy,
timeless music, and
your childhood cartoons
It’s raspberry jello
in August and mad
raging sunsets in July
It’s knowing the smell
of a lover and feeling
the touch of a friend
It’s old vinyl, democracy,
wandering in the morning,
and napping in the sun
It’s books, pleasure, pride,
never going gently,
and making lots of love
It’s ineluctable paradise,
art, universal and
Freedom expressed.
It’s one really awesome t-shirt.
Is a railroad
and the smell
of charcoal-tinged sweat
It’s telling the world
too little: secrets held
close in each thread
- Of long nights
strong embraces
and rainy days
Each little tear sings
and they know when
the seasons change
It fuses with you
because it’s soul,
man, saxophone soul
It jokes and jostles
with your favorite
jeans like old friends
It’s a philosophy,
timeless music, and
your childhood cartoons
It’s raspberry jello
in August and mad
raging sunsets in July
It’s knowing the smell
of a lover and feeling
the touch of a friend
It’s old vinyl, democracy,
wandering in the morning,
and napping in the sun
It’s books, pleasure, pride,
never going gently,
and making lots of love
It’s ineluctable paradise,
art, universal and
Freedom expressed.
It’s one really awesome t-shirt.
posted by ... at 11:44 PM
8 Comments:
between a beautifully-cut gown and a t-shirt, i'll choose the latter. and wear it over faded jeans. ther's much more freedom in less expectations.
sometimes old clothes are the best clothes aren't they?
they convey a memory and hold so many secrets of the individual.
It's really YOU
i'll take your t-shirt and raise you...erm, mine.
bismuth - I hear ya. T-shirt and jeans is my uniform of choice. There's much more freedom and a whole bunch more.
cj - They really are. They contain memories and loads and loads of character in my opinion.
inkblot - An ode to myself? Could I be that egocentric? Don't answer that.
I do think an old favorite t-shirt is very much a part of you.
{illyria} - But my t-shirt's too humble for competition. :)
**silvermOOn** - Comfy to say the least! heh. It's almost a one garment period piece.
I'll have to reconsider the next time I prepare to dispose of old clothes...
my, my you have transformed this into a thing of beauty--holes and all.
(it could make quite a provocative GAP ad as well with the visuals--that's always the copy girl in me, but your visuals are remarkable)
prerona - Double back.
:) :)
jon cox - Thank you for stopping by.
ozymandiaz - You bet. Or you could send them this way.
scheherezade - Thank you much.
And if you decide to run with that, don't forget about me. :)
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