dark blue fly-front cotton shorts
five belt loops and four pockets
generic look nothing special
designer label conspicuously placed
initially sold at mid-priced stores
ends up on some clearance table
this is a warning to “connoisseurs”
to you Babbitt vin ordinaries types
to you Harry Angstrom copycats
putting a bright label on the outside
selling at some wine spectator price
you still belong on the discount rack
old money is the only path to the real