Thursday, December 12, 2013

the old man i’ll be



he lives off banana shakes
coz all his teeth are gone
and the ones left he’s sawn
to points just for kicks
and to get a laugh from
his sister’s grandkids

his hair’s all gone as well
the rim that’s left’s dyed
purple and combed and tied
up in a little braided knot
and adorned with a bronze
trinket that he’s got

he has a long beard though
that’s braided and beaded
dyed violet when needed
but fluffy and full of curls
when washed and dried and then
it’s white as pearls


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