the bow tie men

the bow tie

rarely goes over well

unless

you're selling pop corn

working

in a carnival,

or a congressman

from

Nebraska.

or a Baptist

minister giving a sermon.

or maybe a professor

at a chalkboard

diagraming

quadratic equations.

but

most bow

tie wearers

are frowned upon as lesser

men.

silly men.

men who get snickered

at when

their backs are turned.

and yet,

they have wives

and girlfriends who never

seem to tell

them,

don't wear that,

here, put this on instead.

i'll tie it for you.