Baldy

I’ve been out for a haircut

To the barber for a trim

It doesn’t take too long these days

As it’s getting pretty thin

My parting’s getting wider

Now as every year goes by

There seems to be more scalp than hair

And there’s nothing left to try

I’ve used a thousand potions

But it seems the cause is lost

They’re all a waste of money

As I’ve found out to my cost

Though follicly depleted

It’s no catastrophe

I’m still the man I always was

Just a different looking me

— shazbat, Mar 19, 2009

About This Poem

About the Author

Region, Country: Norfolk, UK, GBR

Favorite Poets: Kipling, T.S Eliot, Hilaire Belloc, Ogden Nash, Spike Milligan and many more.

Critiques

infinite_dwarf

17 years 2 months ago

John

While funny, it was nice to see acceptance too. Just think, now you can get an awesome tattoo! ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- -"The truth is, it doesn't matter what you do. 'Til you gaze in that mirror with an eye that's true. And admit that what scares you is the me in you..." - Steve Earle

shazbat

17 years 2 months ago

What an excellent idea, I

What an excellent idea, I think I'll have rabbits tattooed on my head, then from a distance they might look like hares, thanks for reading Jess. Regards John

Kailashana

17 years 2 months ago

John, I’d love to walk

John, I'd love to walk around in your mind for awhile... no telling what or who I'd find... BTW, any relationship to the Fenn's of Fenn's College of Engineering...at Cleveland State University? ~A "We have to try to get rid of the notion of time. And when you have an intense contact of love with nature or another human being, like a spark, then you understand that there is no time and that everything is eternal." Paulo Coelho

shazbat

17 years 2 months ago

I’m not sure what you’re

I'm not sure what you're trying to imply :) As far as I know I am not related to the Fenns of Cleveland, if I was they would probably disown me. Thanks for reading. Walk around in my mind And I'm sure you will find Just space from ear to ear With a tiny patch of grey cells Whose function is not clear You'll maybe meet some creatures With loathsome facial features And bodies that defy all natures rules Take a walk in my mind And I'm sure you will find I'ts inhabited by fools

Kailashana

17 years 2 months ago

He said “take a walk on

He said "take a walk on the wild side" so she did, in one ear and out another, She was hungry that day in the merry ol' month of may so like a proverbial pest, an unwelcome guest, she doth too much protest, Brains!!! Brains!!! I need more brains!!! Later she died no smarter for the encounter. ;-) ~A