Dangling Contemplation

what's a necktie dangling for? too stiff, too thin to be a scarf, a bib, or an apron, too smooth to be a hankie, too short to be a suicide noose to contemplate on; psychologists say it's a boy scouts knot-tying hang-up and status symbol, but to folks doing laundry, it's just a collar-tightener, pure and simple; designers say it's a grooming enhancer used to express a fashion statement, but to butchers, it's an appendix for which they harbor no kind sentiment; though unschooled in sartorial elegance, viewing the necktie as just a dangling thing, a butcher like me secretly longs for a chance to wear one and look like a boardroom king.