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It's a given.  I'm crazy.  But let's just over look that. ;)
 
Oh hoodie, you give me so much pleasure,
constant,
soft,
warm.
 
You wait patiently hanging on your hook,
dark,
clean,
still.
 
I will wear you tonight while I walk,
wrapped tight,
zipped up,
strings pulled.
 
Your comfort is not taken for granted,
ignored,
abused,
despised.
 
I will not cast you away in your old age,
unwanted,
worn,
stained.
 
You are a true and loyal friend,
treasured,
loved,
cared for.
 


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  • wishyouwerehere said on Oct 23, 2009....
    I liked this a lot, Uni - I could write a similar sonnet in honor of my dear friends, the fuzzy slippers!
  • uniquely-ironic said on Oct 23, 2009....
    wishy - lol, it is silly, but most of us have a piece of clothing that is a surrogate security blanket
  • Twylarants said on Oct 23, 2009....
    I love this, Uni!  I thought I was weird for getting so attached to my clothes.  An old (and I mean OLD) sweatshirt of mine that I thought I'd thrown out by mistake recently turned up on the top shelf of my closet.  I got teary eyed when I saw it. "Blackie!", I said (it's black...duh), and my husband looked at me like I had 2 heads.  Each sleeve has a hole where I'd pull them down over my hands to keep keep warm and it has a stain from just about every color of paint I ever used in my various homes.
    *sigh*....Blackie....*sigh*.
  • uniquely-ironic said on Oct 23, 2009....

    Twirlie - I get it.  Had a pair of jeans with holes in the knees and ass before I finally sent them to the great clothes farm in the sky.

  • wombat said on Oct 23, 2009....

    I have a long shirt/sleeper that needs to be in the discard pile, and something else that you've reminded me of.....

    A pillow case that I swear I slept on when I was about 5.  (when I left home for the first time, I stole it from my Mom's dresser drawer)  And I bet she had it because her mom slept on it.

    It's now in my bottom drawer and is so thin and worn that the flower print on it looks like you need CSI/DNA proof to know what it is....

    I've had it for almost 50 years.

    But I still miss my khaki pants that made my butt look good......

  • Hegemone said on Oct 23, 2009....
    Pretty cool Uni.  There is just something awesome about that one special article of clothing.  I've got a hoodie that I could dedicate an ode like this to as well.  It's old, ratty, stretched out, and a little bit stained but my how I love it anyway.  I think I'll still be wearing it until it falls apart right off of me.
  • uniquely-ironic said on Oct 23, 2009....

    wombie - I don't care what others say, we know there are memories and feelings woven into some fabrics :)

    Hege - I hope you do wear it till it self destructs!  Worn comfy clothes are one of life's simple pleasures.

  • Mr.Strange said on Oct 24, 2009....
    that is phenomenal

    Thank you

    =~D
  • uniquely-ironic said on Oct 24, 2009....
    Mr - you're welcome ;)
  • queenparanoia said on Oct 24, 2009....
    nice... ;-)
  • uniquely-ironic said on Oct 24, 2009....
    queenie - well, silly is probably closer to it, but a giggle is a giggle.
  • SlickNick said on Oct 25, 2009....
    LoL! It's so nice to see someone who likes hoodies as much as I do. I liked the poem. Reminded me of when I was younger. I always had a hoodie on. But then the uni-bomber came along and ruined it for me... sigh* Wait a minute...Uni bomber......watch out Uni!!!!!
  • uniquely-ironic said on Oct 25, 2009....
    Slick - LMAO don't think that doesn't occur to me!  I rarely put the hood up.  I used to wear my hoodies a lot when I was in college, got out of the habit, but recently got back into it.  It's just the right amount of warm for this area.

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