Clothes I Used To Wear (poem)

In my closet, hanging there
Beneath the dust and disrepair
Is evidence I used to dare
To don these clothes I used to wear.

In another time and place
I'd carefully paint up my face
And select my dress with care
When I wore these clothes I used to wear.

I'd choose a gown that went with pearls
The stuff of dreams for teenage girls
Or one that sparkled here and there
These are the clothes I used to wear.

In those days, I dreamed I'd grace
The stages of place after place
To take the songs I had and share
Them in these clothes I used to wear.

But now, in jeans and sweaters warm
I pass my days, forget the charm
Of special nights in spotlight's glare
When I wore clothes I used to wear.

So why stand here with closet wide
Unzip the dress bags, peek inside,
And pull from what is hiding there
A "once-upon" I used to where?

Tonight, for a minute or three
I'll grace a stage, I'll sing for free
I'll take the chance the dream's still there
Concealed in clothes I used to wear.

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