I thought about it for a good length of time
looking at it from every conceivable angle
noticing that its once bright colors have faded faster than ice cubes
dancing on the steamy pavement in front of my house
any summer day in '72
finally deciding to trade in my
Hullabaloos
Shindigs
(and god help me)
my
American Bandstands
for the SOUL on Channel 13
and my weekly fix of Soul Train
after trying them all on
I suddenly discovered that one size shouldn’t necessarily
fit all