Newsboy Cap

Prompt for: Sept 17, 2014 (Ren)
Subject or Theme: Personification of your favorite piece of clothing. The TITLE of the poem must be the piece of clothing you are personifying.
Word(s) to Include: connect, fateful, undulate(or any derivatives of these words)
Forbidden Word(s): Do NOT use the item of clothing anywhere else in the poem, except in the title. If it's a two word title, do not use either word. (or any derivatives of these words)
Additional Parameters: At least 12 lines, but no more than 24 lines. Remember, do not use forbidden words ANYWHERE, including title or the brief description

Newsboy Cap

Thanks to me, she's known
as the Book Lady with the Hat.
The Hat, that'd be me,
otherwise she'd be
some old book lady--
like a bag lady with books.

I make her distinctive!
(I also preserve her dignity
on bad hair days when her curls
undulate
in haphazard fashion.)

We made an instant connection
she and I
as I hung around on my brass hook
in the consignment shop:
done deal for a couple of bucks.
Truth be told, I am worth more than that and
she'd have paid more, but we are both happy
we met that fateful day.

She says I am her 'lucky hat'
but I think she's my lucky lady.