or else we

or else we

at times against our own wishes,
wear suits even on hot summer days
wear neck ties or bow ties, pointed shoes, shined black
waist belts with silver metal buckles
drink orange juice, eat bread, cheese, wipe the corners of our mouths
with folded triangular napkins
we open doors to let others through

or else we

wear new clothes, bright orange shirts
frayed denim, light blue and washed white vests
play shrill notes on our fifes
dance to marching army tunes with steps and moves learnt anew
acquire new experiences, write poems, read them aloud
sitting atop brown trees - from where sing song birds
or read pages of clear bright skies and interpret

or else we

sit and wish that we too
were a part of that elusive dream...