Shorts’ Cycle

 

The first cloth I wore was a white lungi

wrapped around me as if I would escape. 

Then came the colourful shorts quite funky

with steel zips or buttons of every shape. 

Then wore the school uniform of long pants-

I so disliked for they made me look short. 

For long I was convinced it was a prank,

and waited each summer to wear my shorts. 

Then in my teens I wore cargos and jeans. 

And those formal trousers at my worksite. 

But soon I will shrink back to frugal means

when fashion and trends with my taste collide. 

The dress code of life will go on and on. 

I am waiting to put my shorts back on.