Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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Clothes How interesting to think that the human animal Can change its demeanor by donning different bits of cloth. To go from one mood to another, Just by zipping up another style or color. Of course one knows of the octopus as a change artist And the chameleon fading from brown to green. But with greater external effort, humans have mimicked Fellow creatures to blend in or stand out, By using cotton or denim; attracting the other Or, in a uniform, to raise feelings of fear or admiration. Frank Maurer 12 November 2022 0830 AM .