Adios Macho Image

ADIOS MACHO IMAGE

It used to be-
How many times I’ve said those four words –
To put it bluntly    a real man was hairy
If bald    he grew a beard and moustache    and
I mean a HUMDINGER!
Check out the old westerns
And    hey!    by the way    Santa was macho 
If a man be skin-clothed like an ape
Automatically    he was tough!

Nowadays    though
More and more    the skin-head is in vogue
“The clean look”
Lean and mean?
Well    not necessarily
The detestable wimp might fit the image
Though the wimp would probably just get a mocking
                                             head-rub

Oh    bring back those good old days
When the lady knew    by kissing her man
                                               what he had for lunch
When a skin-headed man usually covered it up
When the cigar smoke clung and slimed the moustache
You could smell a REAL man coming from half-a-block away              
                                                                           
HIRSUTE MEN UNITE!
Down with the phallic image!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 7/24/2010 10:58:00 AM
Well, Daver...Interesting and entertaining write that drew me in and captivited my attention to read it all the way to the end...I do tend to disagree on some points though..That is life in that we all have opinion of varied ideas of what life is about...Enjoyed..Sara
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Date: 7/23/2010 4:59:00 AM
gosh...lovely interesting narrative daver,,,^_^ v
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Date: 7/17/2010 6:22:00 AM
Giving it up is not the brightest thing to do..Still th image was not going to last forever,,, Loved the narrative Daver, have a nice one,..p.d
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Date: 7/16/2010 6:41:00 PM
daver a quick favor. I have to get off here. I just did a blog about a poem that I did both rhymed and free. If you have any time could you see the blog and check it out and tell me which you prefer? thanks so much, my good friend. LUv, Andrea
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Date: 7/16/2010 4:58:00 AM
A beautiful new day, many wonderful new poems to read of which yours is among,the weekend is upon us. What more could I ask for? I hope you have a fantastic weekend filled with love, happiness, and lots of inspiration Daver. Love, Carol
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Date: 7/16/2010 2:45:00 AM
My nephew who was born with beautiful thick curly hair - shaves it off. I haven't seen a single strand of that beauiful hair in years. How are you doing with fnding an agent for your novel, Dave? Love, Lainie
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Date: 7/15/2010 9:57:00 PM
It is a fine narrative with nice expressions.
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Date: 7/15/2010 8:43:00 PM
GOOD ONE, Daver, I feel bad for hairy men these days. It's the same that has happened with us VOLUPTIOUS women having to feel bad for OUR build. What happened to the days when it was sexy to be in a painting by Rueben? hahahaha. I bet he painted hairy men too!
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Date: 7/15/2010 5:38:00 PM
You blew it out of the ball park with this one, Daver. I love HAIR on men, but it can be beards or mustaches if the heads are bald. That last line is probably a purposeful double entendre, right? Take a look at the shape of the state of Florida and tell me it doesn't look like a flacid appendage. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 7/15/2010 3:27:00 PM
OH ! MY I AM HISPANIC, AND HAVE NO CLUE. HOE TO SAY GoODBEY 2 A MACHO IMAGE.. I FIGURE THAT IS YOUR.. EGO...FUNNY DAVER, I LOVED IT. FEL NICE 2 ALWAYS OPEN AND READ ONE OF YOUR POEMS.-SKAT
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