Notes About The Poem

We all have our uniforms.

This is fiction, nothing to do with my occupation and is in preparation for a poetry contest.

Uniforms

Does your workplace make you wear a uniform 
Because you’re a firefighter, nurse or a cop?
Do you proudly wear your dark blue trousers
With that sexy white button up top?

Are you a chef cooking in a ridiculously tall hat,
Or a judge with an outlandish toupee,
Who gives terms of punishment out to the criminals,
Then tells the guards to take them away.

At work uniforms worn say we belong to this group,
Say allegiance, say honour and truth.
I guess that’s why the bikie gangs around town
Give logoed jackets to rambling youth. 

But me, I’m simple, I wear smart casual at work,
During the day I am out of sight.
It’s when I get home, alone with my girl, 
We dress in uniforms all throughout the night.

It doesn’t mean we belong, or have honour or code, 
Or any real deep meaningful duty.
It means we love the implied power, the roles we can play,
Is a mental abstract form of beauty.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Ball Avatar
May 7, 2016 at 6:19 PM
To cute. I got a kick out of the role playing gig. I guess we all like to play games now and then. Nice job. \God Bless, JB
Raynes Avatar
May 7, 2016 at 7:17 PM
Too true JB. We're all human with curiosity :)
Misra Avatar
May 6, 2016 at 5:06 AM
Wandered here through your blog. I used to wear the uniform for a rather longish part of my life - so your poem said something relatable. I lived your naughty bit about the role-play - a nice twist there. ~kc~
Raynes Avatar
May 6, 2016 at 9:03 PM
thanks Karam, all good, uniforms are good for something :)
Severo Avatar
May 5, 2016 at 11:19 PM
hahahahaha so funny! I wear my uniforms after work! xoxoxo
Raynes Avatar
May 5, 2016 at 11:33 PM
haha, glad u enjoyed my write Aurore, I think lots of us here have uniforms after work :)
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