Richard Pierce

Richard Pierce – author, poet, painter

Poetry

Black Tie

It’s a pretend thing, just like Black Tie
In other places, though not as well
Phrased, to pretend you mean
Something, you’re serious, you
Have heft, you’re rich, have power.
Those in the real know buy theirs
At charity shops, thrift stores in the
Language of tuxedo wearers, and
Wear them with a sense of irony
Rather than a sense of belonging.

R 29/01/2025 15:04

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