An Open Letter
Jul. 14th, 2010 02:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
oakenguyDear My Pants,
What happened between us? You used to be my go-to pair for all performy type things. You're black and slightly baggy and comfy, and while some folks might go in for pants that flatter their figures or have pockets, your ability to last through whole weekends of hiking and climbing hills and still look good at the end made you my favorites.
And I sorta thought you felt the same about me.
I thought we had something, you know?
But then there was last night at the rehearsal.
I'm not superstitious. Tripping on my own pants leg as I'm going offstage can be blamed on my own natural clumsiness...the first two times. When I never trip at any other time except going offstage, but then trip the same way(!) in the same place(!!) for three out of four of my exits(!!!) and the only reason I didn't trip the fourth time is because I BACKED out(!!!!)...THEN I have no choice but to believe there's malevolence at work.
Was it the week in the car? Did I not iron you enough? Was it because I tried to put you on while I was wearing boots that one time? How do we solve this without a) a sprained ankle or b)KILLING YOU WITH FIRE?
What happened between us? You used to be my go-to pair for all performy type things. You're black and slightly baggy and comfy, and while some folks might go in for pants that flatter their figures or have pockets, your ability to last through whole weekends of hiking and climbing hills and still look good at the end made you my favorites.
And I sorta thought you felt the same about me.
I thought we had something, you know?
But then there was last night at the rehearsal.
I'm not superstitious. Tripping on my own pants leg as I'm going offstage can be blamed on my own natural clumsiness...the first two times. When I never trip at any other time except going offstage, but then trip the same way(!) in the same place(!!) for three out of four of my exits(!!!) and the only reason I didn't trip the fourth time is because I BACKED out(!!!!)...THEN I have no choice but to believe there's malevolence at work.
Was it the week in the car? Did I not iron you enough? Was it because I tried to put you on while I was wearing boots that one time? How do we solve this without a) a sprained ankle or b)KILLING YOU WITH FIRE?
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Date: 2010-07-14 07:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-07-14 11:25 pm (UTC)I've never been able to interest mine in so much as a magazine with lots of photos.
Yet yours take correspondence from you.
I envy literate pants.
Of course, it is perfectly possible my pants write me letters all the time and the pixies that hide various bits of laundry destroy the letters.
Or, maybe they’re just waiting for me to write first.
I will have to ponder this.
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Date: 2010-07-15 04:50 am (UTC)