Outfit of the Day

Photo by Rob Curran on Unsplash

A Poem by Alexis Ragan

I look in my closet, a sea of linen

and mismatch socks eyeing me back,

and suddenly it dawns on me —

everyday gives me a chance to

wear the Word. “Visible faith,”

I say, “the fashion of today,”

like a red coat in a crowd of gray,

stepping out boldly makes for

rich gospel days. Coffee in hand,

everything starts to turn color

when I brush past it, even when

I rush past it; it has all begun to change.

“Yes,” I say, when the stranger asks me,

“I borrowed it from the Bible,” meaning

my coat came from verses wrapped

in truth, not idols. Waking up to dress

in such style has its sacrifices though,

as sporting scripture is like walking into

a show the world wants to see but

doesn’t quite know. How many days

had I walked out the door without

dressing this way? Too many blend-in

days swept past me, but the same will

be no more. Each outfit is new,

sacred, special, seen — and today’s

outfit of the day fits 100% of me.