up OR down  

       

      some dress up
      others dress down

      some dress up     to sustain
      others dress down to maintain

      some dress up     to obtain
      others dress down to gain

      some dress up     to defend
      others dress down to offend

      some dress up     to extend
      others dress down with intent

      some dress up     to attend
      others dress down to pretend

      some dress up     with strain
      others dress down without pain

      some dress up     with restraint
      others dress down even when it rains

      some dress up     to paint
      others dress down to unpaint

      some dress up     to look like a saint
      others dress down to look quaint

      some dress up     to look down
      others dress down to up

      some dress up
      others dress down

      up OR down
      strange?!

      first published in p.144 Sunny Side Up, 1994

      Lin Hsin Hsin
      Nov 6, 1993