Working through the 227 Rules For Monks.
Who knew the simple life could be so complex.
Ordinary Dress
I’m looking at dresses
skirts
something for me
but it’s all too fem
I wonder
why is fem a bad thing
there was a time when
nothing was too fem for a man to wear
all those portraits of men
in wild oceans of lace
satin
brocaded jackets
did they dress like that
hanging around their homes
what did they wear
when they weren’t posing
do I want a dress
to pose
do I need something practical
utilitarian
genderless
I’m looking at vintage photos
of men going fishing
they’re wearing shirts & ties
shirts & ties to the beach
on picnics with the family
working on the roof
I can’t remember
the last time I wore
a shirt & tie
I’ve never worn a dress or a skirt
I don’t want to make a statement
but that is impossible
if I showed up
in acceptable formal
Henry VIII court wear
it would be a costume
how many times
would I have to dress that way
for it to be as ordinary
as a shirt & tie
would a dress on me
ever be as ordinary
as a shirt & tie
is ordinary a bad thing
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