Charlie Chaplins Followers Fashion Ennui

Ellen Carter
Who would have thought, or ever guessed

Charlie Chaplin's pants would inspire

A trend to be well-dressed

By wearing pants below the ass-pire?

The penguin walk is made more of a roll

One hand must be never occupied!

It must be ready to keep control

So drawers can be from top down eyed.

And if it happens that the pants go to low,

Oh, my, what will be the outcome?

Never mind, too long we've expected the show

And expectation makes reality humdrum.

Published by Ellen Carter

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  • Jessica in Chicago5/1/2009

    For a long time the style upset me. Now I'm just tired by it. So I get this poem. Good.

  • Linda Ann Nickerson4/19/2009

    Wise-cracking.

  • Bob Batson4/19/2009

    I try so hard then not to laugh
    when every costume is a gaff.

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