HATS

d'Verse Poets Pub


When I wear a baseball cap,

I'm not wearing it seriously--

like someone who wears a baseball cap.

When I wear a cowboy hat,

I'm not wearing it seriously--

like someone who wears a cowboy hat

I'm masquerading as you

for a little while

while I'm in the neighborhood.

And

you

know

I can talk the talk

and walk the walk

if I want to. 

Funny

how a hat

can change everything.

In the 30s and 40s

everyone wore them

and it told you nothing.

A sea of conformity
hiding the deformity
that was your head. 

Now

for those who do

it's like slapping a bumper sticker

across your forehead

displaying to the world

what you're made of.

I can see what's in your heart
by what's on your head--
and I can pinpoint it all

from the kind of wheels you drive

to the radio station you listen to.

I can even tell 

if you're The Queen.

But tipping my hand, well

that's not my style...

I'd rather you not see me comin'

(like a stealth bomber)

and just keep all of that

under my hat.