The Yellow Finally Worked

Photo by Rae Tian on Unsplash

I found tomorrow folded inside an old coat pocket—
it came in a package from British Columbia.
I'm trying to buy more Canadian.

I didn't even bother to take the box apart before trying it on
... And keeping it on the whole day.

A striped blazer, vintage.
Shoulder pads that meant business in a fabric that didn't.
Linen. Cotton.
Light as a good idea.

I don't usually wear yellow, but this one worked.
I'm in my colour era.

I checked the right pocket. Nothing.
The left — a small white slip. Folded once.
The kind that comes with the cookie.

Tomorrow is already looking for you.

I laughed out loud in my living room,
still wearing the blazer, the open box at my feet.

Of course it did.
I put the slip in my jeans pocket
and carried it around
for the rest of the day.