Suit

i wish i were
a two-piece fitted suit—
black,
two-button jacket,
flat-front pants,
38 regular on the coat
and 30(29 if i'm lucky)x32 pants—
with a clean slim-fitting
white Oxford underneath
and a Windsor knot
made of that lovely black/silver/
gray/white-striped tie
my girlfriend bought me
for Christmas 2009;
a pair of slip-one black leather dress shoes
with black argyle socks;
a black leather briefcase
with silver latches
and room for my MacBook (Pro);
the silver watch my girlfriend bought me
for Memorial Day 2010.

but instead i'm a pair of bootcut jeans
(32x32)
with tears in the back from my Converse High-Tops
(black)
and a baggy cotton zip-up sweater
i could have sworn was wool
and a dingy white t-shirt;
an Army-Green messenger bag with a twisted strap
and cookie crumbs in the pocket;
faded Hanes ankle socks with holes in the toes
and the silver watch my girlfriend bought me
for Memorial Day 2010.