MA WARDROBE SECTION
{EB} SWORD POETS SOLO.
LEON:
MA
WARDROBE SECTION
WARDROBE SECTION
I
feel worried ’bout the way i do my selection…
feel worried ’bout the way i do my selection…
you
know, my clothes in the wardrobe section…
know, my clothes in the wardrobe section…
i
pick and dump and
pick and dump and
pick
and choose and,
and choose and,
there
are a lot that i hardly touch, or feel or even wear.
are a lot that i hardly touch, or feel or even wear.
So
i started to feel sorry for the many clothes that i don’t or hardly wear;
i started to feel sorry for the many clothes that i don’t or hardly wear;
cos,
sometimes i am givin’em away
sometimes i am givin’em away
or
sayin’ this won’t be appropriate for today.
sayin’ this won’t be appropriate for today.
And
other times,
other times,
i
don’t even care to give’em some face time.
don’t even care to give’em some face time.
So
i thot it was ’bout time
i thot it was ’bout time
i
rearranged.
rearranged.
And
that was when i began talkin’ to my clothes.
that was when i began talkin’ to my clothes.
I’ll
wake up every morning and
wake up every morning and
line
up every piece’o fabric i got on my hanger.
up every piece’o fabric i got on my hanger.
I
even created a new word ‘slanger’
even created a new word ‘slanger’
to
enable my interaction with ma clothes last longer.
enable my interaction with ma clothes last longer.
I
would address each and every one of’em
would address each and every one of’em
from
back to forth,
back to forth,
and
forth to back,
forth to back,
and
back to forth again.
back to forth again.
And
pause a lil’
pause a lil’
to
look back into my bag
look back into my bag
to
be sure none was neglected.
be sure none was neglected.
So
my affection did extend equally to get all of’em affected.
my affection did extend equally to get all of’em affected.
And
t’was just like i expected.
t’was just like i expected.
So
i felt satisfied
i felt satisfied
that
at least every piece’o fabric i got is attended to
at least every piece’o fabric i got is attended to
and
with all due respect.
with all due respect.
But
at that moment
at that moment
i
forgot my stockings
forgot my stockings
my
briefs, my hand and body towels,
briefs, my hand and body towels,
my
sheets and pillow cases,
sheets and pillow cases,
my
blanket, and even my curtains.
blanket, and even my curtains.
So
i had to rearrange again,
i had to rearrange again,
to
create their space in the wardrobe section.
create their space in the wardrobe section.
And
maybe to avoid racial discrimination,
maybe to avoid racial discrimination,
cos
some’o my curtains and clothes were White,
some’o my curtains and clothes were White,
i
had a new rearrangement:
had a new rearrangement:
Black,
Colored and White. And
Colored and White. And
White,
Colored and Black,
Colored and Black,
to
be clear which’o’em colors i had few or even lacked,
be clear which’o’em colors i had few or even lacked,
and
it’s a wrap.
it’s a wrap.
But
on this perfect day,
on this perfect day,
i
got outta my house, locked my door,
got outta my house, locked my door,
wore
my shoes,
my shoes,
and
was ready to be in motion.
was ready to be in motion.
That
was when it dawned on me that i left out a very vital section;
was when it dawned on me that i left out a very vital section;
The
RAGS wardrobe section.
RAGS wardrobe section.