gentle, like the dips, and grooves, and soft protrusions of a skeleton, but more alive, like muscle tissue over my skull; woolen proteins fortifying my ears against chill, keeping my hair stretched taut against my scalp and finishing with a flourish of purled texture cascading abruptly to my neck.
i liked it because it matched the lining of my jacket, it tied my reds together,
i liked it because it made me stick out like a sore thumb looking to catch a ride to San Francisco or detention,
i liked it because it caught me up in the eight legs of disapproval, (even though they respected me in the utmost, they still tripped me something fierce)
i liked it because it taught me selflessly never to wear it again.