(From November 2018 through March 2019, I wrote one poem a day for 100 days at my Facebook page. While I get my act together to return to ranking things, I will be reprinting the poems here. I’m currently writing another 100 poems. Rankings will resume soon)
I tend to fall into fashion
Impulse dictates my decisions
Sometimes, fashion falls on to me
How did that get in my drawer?
3/4 sleeve shirts under flannel
I thought “this is a cool way to dress”
All my high school photos
I tend to fall into fashion
“You’ve never looked whiter, R”
My new Crocs made a splash
They felt good so I tried not to look
Impulse dictates my decisions
My favorite pair of sunglasses
They appeared in my car one day
I didn’t try to find their owner
Sometimes fashion falls on to me
I swear I would never buy a single sock
Mine always are bought in pairs
Neon green is not my color
How did that get in my drawer?
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(At this point, I started using Writer’s Digest to find new-to-me poetic forms – this one is called a cascade)
(Originally published here on December 3, 2018)