Back in style
for men and women of means
who chase youth and beauty
and the shapes and colors
of one decade to the next,
the tartan hose of highlanders
will go with anything:
Cycles of wide ties, bow ties,
suspenders, pleated pants,
hemlines, cuffs, bell bottoms,
bermuda shorts, pin striped suits,
tasseled loafers, aboriginal sandals,
fedoras or berets;
Long hair, no hair, teased hair,
high class, no class;
Worship of the naked form,
heavy woolen garb,
patchwork of thoughts
that come back around
to warm the feet
of every graduation class that
ever threw their caps in the air;
Money spent and hours wasted
for the sake of haute couture
from the hum of the looms
in the sweat and the sorrow
in factories of afar
by the people of rags