Worn one more time than the number of funerals you attend,
that black suit hangs forgotten - yet dreaded.
It hangs dusty in a closet,
or musty in a bag;
and you're most listless when it has
a crisp dry cleaning tag.
In good years, it never crosses your path - or your mind.
In bad years, it's needed repeatedly.
There will be a year in which someone will pull it out for you -
carefully smoothing its lapels -
the year you move beyond bad years.
