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Pants Too Long

PANTS TOO LONG* I'm just a little short guy and sometimes I don't fit Not into society but into the clothes I buy, to wit: Shirt sleeves come in 32/33 but the 33 just doesn't fit me. I could go custom but then you see I'd pay a lot for a 32 sleeve. So I'm stuck with a size that's just too big for me. And socks are worse, for sizes aren't just two. They come "one size fits all" but none will fit on you. They stretch from 6 to 12 and if you're less or more there's nothing left for you in the whole darn big store. I bought some bedroom slippers just the other day And to the clerk I'd say, "I need an 8 and I will pay" But the clerk would then reply, "It's 8/9, no 8 on any day." My waist at 35 inches is fine but no pants on a rack can fit. And 34 and 36 are in a line but the length we'll have to omit. So it's to a tailor I must go or to a high-end store. Off I went to the nearest Mall and looked at shirts marked Large, Medium and Small. They even had XL and XXL and everything for the very tall. Those sizes don't make sense for "small" just ain't made for gents. So I must go to "Custom Joe" or to "Expensive Moe." Which will really be okay to satisfy myself, I'd say. But just when things couldn't go wrong I remembered that old song, "Sam, you made the pants too long." And that ruined the rest of my day. *After a full day of shopping for new clothes I was completely frustrated by size choices for the little guy like me. I just had to write something.

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Date: 4/5/2015 4:02:00 PM
LEONARD, Dropped by to say hi and congratulate you on having your poem selected by Soup's Administration. This is a wonderful poem to have featured on the homepage. Have yourself a Happy Easter ~Always & Forever~ LINDA
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