Friday, March 6, 2015

the uniform


{This series was inspired by my son's sixth grade english assignment 
of writing for six minutes, without edits or overthinking it.
I'll be posting daily quick writes for the month of March.}

the uniform (of my 11 year old boy)

what he wears:
black denim jeans, ripped at the knee
high top vans
black leather belt
mid-calf length colorful socks
any t-shirt he an grab off the shelf
grey & burgundy hooded pullover sweatshirt w/ VANS logo on the front
a hat (beanie or baseball variety)
the occasional necklace
sandy blonde hair swept across his forehead

what he carries on the outside:
cherry red & turquoise backpack
a banged up water bottle
green striped lunch bag
trumpet case
tennis racket
sports bag
a good book

what he carries on the inside:
comfort from this shield of an outfit
not too cool, not too nerdy
the knowledge that his mom doesn't dress him anymore
"i don't have time to think about clothes too much"
dressing is so easy, why do girls change clothes so much?

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