ode to my now plain checkered shirt

oh - you are not an attractive shirt
your color is between honey & mud
the lines that decorate extend too far

still the scent is intoxicating  - I
wear you because as I drift off to
sleep with each breath I fall back

in time: and as I awake at 2:41 am
I know I can sleep again: your scent
controls my dreams. easy going

untethered dreams that let me rest
deeply, without contemplation or
fear - how nice to have you plain

checkered shirt you carry peace
like when he sleeps with his leg over mine