The Black Napkin Volume 1 Issue 7 | Page 24

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to attire is to aspire

we fall, fully clothed, from

our wardrobes: it is how we

get dressed in the morning

. our forming occurs amid

linen, a hanger of pants

, folded blouses molded

to the heaving of shelves

sorted

. foot-sure, we step

outdoors that hold at bay

a world dressing-up every

day

. naked

, we stand before the racks

we stack with skins, summon

a costume to cover our de

-praved living, if indeed this

is what this can be called