Barbers Shop Sonnet

Don't tell me men don't care about their hair They care about it even more than girls As soon as they were open they were there All queueing round the block with all their curls Tucked up inside their beanie hats. 'Short back And sides perhaps, or how about a fade Or maybe just a trim today?' And whack A bit of gel on, or a nice pomade And it is done. He springs up from the chair And brushes off the hair and pays the bill (With tip of course), and out into the air As fresh as baby's breath and dressed to kill Don't tell me men don't care - I saw the way They bounced out of the barbers shop today © Gail Foster 12th April 2021