The zipper on my favorite jeans broke today. I can't really say that I'm surprised. In fact, I knew this was coming. Two of my friends saw my jeans when I bought them and each decided to get a pair for herself and their zippers broke a long time ago. But it was still thoroughly disappointing to have the one pair of pants that I live in give out on me (think back to your college days... laundry is just a fantasy that always remains a mere inch out of one's grasp.) They were sturdy old jeans that I've had for about three years now, and it is a given fact that it takes about a year to properly break in a pair of jeans. I wore them in so they hung loosely around my hips, but they never fell off. They really were good jeans. They matched everything and looked good with sneakers, boots, and the occasional high heel...and now they are no more. They lie listlessly on my bed fully aware of the fact that their time has come and passed.
If jeans could talk, mine would protest this hienous injustice. After all, it is just a zipper. But today my jeans (and I) learned that zippers really can do much more than zip...they can unzip and then stay that way.
Now I know what you're thinking... I can see it in your eyes. Yes, I just made you sit through a two paragraph lament over broken jeans. And yes, I will just go buy another pair. It may be senseless to do so because the zipper really is faulty, but sometimes a great pair of jeans is really hard to find...even if the zipper is likely to break. |
Submission Name: My Broken Jeans
