So long, t-shirt
So long, for now, t-shirt. Wow, I will miss you. I have worn you through many, many an occasion, whether appropriate or not. And you always made me look good. You’ve aged well, you lucky t-shirt.
Whenever I put you on, you would hug my shoulders just so, but allow for room to breathe. You were never the cause of any embarrassment, any uncomfortable wardrobe malfunctions. You rarely stained and did your best to come clean if you did. You stuck through… in thickness or thinness. You expanded effortlessly after countless good meals and likewise snuggled around a growling tummy. You gave me room when I wanted, to shimmy or shake, to bend or run. You were never scratchy when I went in for a hug or fell asleep in you. You always, always made grey look good.
We’ve been a lot of places together, haven’t we? We took a road trip together from New York to LA. You always looked good after a long drive or first thing in the morning. We went to Japan and you visited many izakayas with me. They were good, weren’t they? We traveled to South Africa and went on a long hike up a steep mountain. And recently you even braved the somewhat imperfect space inside my backpack to travel all around South America with me. Sorry for not washing you so much and using those huge, terrible industrial dryers. You did your best not to pill up or wear out.
I will miss you so. But I am traveling to India and China, places where showing your hips and your boobs is not as well accepted as the places we’ve been together. Or, rather, it may mean something a bit different if we’re seen together. People just won’t understand you, or our relationship. I know it’s silly. You’re not a loud t-shirt, you’re not real offensive. But I have only a bit of space to carry all my things, and I could not bear the thought of disposing you on the road if we couldn’t be seen together. So forgive me, will ya? We will reconvene when I return. Promise. Unless, of course, you sneak into my suitcase when no one is looking? And, well, we can always dance around the room together. XOXOX
