Shirt - Carl Sandburg

My shirt is a token and symbol, 

more than a cover for sun and rain,

my shirt is a signal, 

and a teller of souls.

I can take off my shirt and tear it, 

and so make a ripping razzly noise,

and the people will say, 

"Look at him tear his shirt."

I can keep my shirt on. 

I can stick around and sing like a little bird

and look 'em all in the eye and never be fazed. 

I can keep my shirt on.