Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

I Am Not Sophisticated Enough To Wear Black

I am not sophisticated enough to wear black
Sure I can look at it from a distance
I can put tiny touches of it in my art
But I am not sleek or classy or elegant
Black is that

I am not mysteriously beautiful
Black is
I am not presidential like black.
I am not polished or patent-leather.
I am not silk or satin.
Certainly not black

Sure black and white I can do
Hounds tooth checks, sure.
But piano black? Gloss black? Sleek black?
You are barking up the wrong dog.

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Gershon Wolf May 21, 2019 at 8:53 PM Ha, ha! Bow-wow. Arf. Hope I don't black out... :) gw Caren Krutsinger May 22, 2019 at 12:03 AM You will not, but sometimes I nearly overdose on Orange, which I LOVE to do!

William Kelii Kekaula May 20, 2019 at 10:06 PM Black is definitely all that and not just a tip-toe to one's grave Caren, Aloha wk Caren Krutsinger May 21, 2019 at 2:16 AM I do not do "prissy" or "elegant" or "chic". It is not me. As you may have already guessed, William.

Panagiota Romios May 20, 2019 at 4:56 PM Black is hot in La, Hollywoid, too. I love Houndstooth. Presidents wear navy blue I think? The SC judges wear black.boubou I look awful in black. Panagiota Caren Krutsinger May 21, 2019 at 2:16 AM I wear it only if there is nothing orange, turquoise, or paisley clean.

Ilene Bauer May 20, 2019 at 4:40 PM ha! this is funny to me, caren, because black is the uniform for new yorkers, most of whom are not necessarily "sleek or classy or elegant." i wear a lot of black and am certainly none of those things! (i enjoyed your poem, though...) Caren Krutsinger May 21, 2019 at 2:17 AM Thank you. I see black as "stuck up" and elegant.

Andrea Dietrich May 20, 2019 at 3:08 PM I really enjoyed this one and also your twist on barking up the wrong tree. Clever mind you have, caren. Caren Krutsinger May 21, 2019 at 2:18 AM Thank you my friend. My mind is prancing along all prissy now, with a big head starting. So thanks for that. Trixie is playing her brass band, taking all the credit as usual.