Clothes

Have you ever worn 

a shirt made for another 

or a coat that doesn't fit 

you knew it when you did 

I bet you wore it once 

or maybe twice or thrice 

as you had no choice 

but never did it again 

it's a habit with me though 

it's what I always end up with 

either the pants are too tight 

or the shirt too big 

no matter how much I try 

my clothes never fit 

The Chinese room

You listen to it all
and respond when its due
though not to my liking
so brief and patronizing
no emotions, words too few
like a robot's scrawl

There is a pattern I see
as I slip more random notes
through the tightly latched door
of the Chinese room to be sure
while the expectation floats
as shameless as it can be