the fuzzy past

you had a favorite
shirt
in the 1970's,
polyester, a
bluish wedge wood
color, with
ships, galleons
sailing across
a ruffled white
sea of breaking
waves. it was
button down. white
shiny
buttons. it probably
was less of
a shirt and more
of a woman's
blouse, you wore
it with white
flared pants,
all of which makes
you shudder now
as you sit
here in your black
t-shirt
and jeans thumbing
through a box
of ancient photos
that gives clues
to your fuzzy past.