In Need of a Tie

In Need of a Tie

Noel Laflin

2-26-19

I have ventured into the dark side of the closet and retrieved, tried on, and now laid out my best black coat, shirt, and trousers for a funeral this weekend. I need to locate shoe polish next. Oh, and a black belt too. Most of mine are in bad shape, frayed in places – sort of how I feel at present.

The pants are tight, but they’ll work.

An appropriate tie is needed. Too many of mine are merely frivolous, and this will be anything but a frivolous occasion.

It’s going to be a sad farewell for many of us and I do not like the thought of it.

But I am going to find a tie that works, even if, like me, it’s out of fashion and a little frayed as well.