  | Colin Dardis
Colin Dardis resides in Belfast where he currently hosts a monthly poetry night in the Safehouse Gallery and is a member of the performance group 'The Belfast Poets'. He is also the editor for Speech Therapy, a small journal focusing on new poetry from the North of Ireland. Previously, Colin has been a co-ordinator of Poetic Splendour, a monthly performance poetry night in Belfast. His poem 'Perhaps' was short listed for the Edit Red 2006 Writer's Choice Award for Poetry. |
The Cap Fits by Colin Dardis | “You have to wear a hat
with the eyebrows still showing,” she said;
so I pulled up my cap
and immediately felt
more handsome than any reflection of mine
could compliment me on.
Of course, the hat was my façade,
a little extra make-up
executed to conceal insecurities,
a cover-up foundation of green material,
designed to turn the ordinary wearer
into something resembling fashion.
Of course, I wore a beanie hat
years before it became fashionable to do so,
to keep the rain from off my head.
You see, I can’t stand carrying umbrellas.
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