Hats off, to Me !

The day was very young, and since I was enjoying my own company so well...as usual,

I decided to pull down the old trunk, and try on some of my old emotions, to see if any of 'em still fit.

The first thing I came to, was a sleeveless shirt.....but, it was wringing wet.

I thought to myself, "where on earth did I get THIS from?"

Well, the answer evaded me so thoroughly, that I almost had forgotten what I had asked myself !

Then, it hit me. Anxiety. One of my favorite outfits ! Why, I wore this whole ensemble through all of my schooling, and BOTH of my marriages ! Hmmmnn...and it still seems to fit.

Those were sure memorable times. I'd completely forgotten about the discoloration under the armpits, though.

The next item that surfaced, threw me for the proverbial "loop" ! It was one of my favorite, comfortable pieces,

from my old jealousy days ! I had nearly forgotten about that era, altogether.....

..though I'm quite sure there are others that remember them, vividly. Man...what an odd shade of green !

At any rate, I sifted through the remaining items in the trunk until I began to feel guilty.

Guilty...for enjoying this time by myself, for saving all these things, in the first place,

and for still being able to.....oh. Wait a minute. No wonder. I was still wearing the undergarments,

that went with the outfit I used to wear during my church choir days.

Well, that explains that. But, what has stymied me...all along, is.....

through every emotional ensemble I've slipped into, after trying "on"...and preferring "off" every familiar article of clothing...

..that I pulled out of that bottomless, bag of baggage...one thing continued to stump me.

Not even one of my hats fit ! And I always wore hats to complete the picture.

I couldn't help myself, because I looked so fantastic donning a fedora !

The crazy thing now, is none of them seemed to fit at all, anymore.

I looked just as good as ever.....if not better, wearing 'em-but, if I moved,

the hat wouldn't stay in place. And a hat's sole purpose is to frame a handsome face !

You know, as wet as that first shirt was, they probably all shrank !

That HAS to be it. It couldn't possibly be anything else.

There's no way that my head could've gotten any bigger...

..I'm so well purportioned, and all.