Pat Adams Poet Quatrain

Embracing the Bald

Inside my head, reality
Slithered right up to me and called,
"Look old man, that mirror don't lie,"
"You might as well, embrace the bald"

Still I held out, I'd wear a hat
From reality I was refraining
Until at last, up there on top
I had but two hairs remaining!

I reached up to settle them down
But then plucked one off instead
Deftly breaking my solemn vow
To not harm a hair on my head!

I gazed in the bathroom mirror
Then plucked ceremoniously 
Slowly lifted the toilet seat
And flushed a burial at sea!

The chrome dome now, I've accepted
Though it's very smooth to the touch
It's something I have to live with
To embrace though, seems a bit much!

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Dean Wood September 24, 2019 at 10:14 AM LOL Pat! I can certainly relate to this one. When I got down to just three hairs on top, I braided them, when I lost one of those, I parted down the middle, and when I lost all but one, I went with the "spiked" doo! Truly hilarious write Pat! Pat Adams September 24, 2019 at 12:32 PM Ha! Hard to let go for sure!...........80)

Kim Rodrigues September 24, 2019 at 8:11 AM Real world problems! Pat Adams September 24, 2019 at 12:32 PM Well you have to live it I guess. Hair brained Idea for a poem!..........thanks for commenting!!......pat

Hello There September 23, 2019 at 5:41 PM I laughed pretty hard throughout this humorous piece, pat. Very entertaining, for sure! Thing is, and I say this sincerely, all that magnificent lack of hair does is allow more surface area to gather tender kisses ;) Pat Adams September 23, 2019 at 5:54 PM Wow! Yes...yeah....I can go for that!!!......80)

Swetha Vangaveti September 23, 2019 at 11:07 AM This is such a painful story to all of those out there who love their hair!! Pat Adams September 23, 2019 at 5:32 PM Mine was down to the middle of my back, but when it started to go on top, well, that's just not a very good look for me. Oh well.......Thanks for commenting Swetha. What a moniker!.....80)....pat

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart September 23, 2019 at 9:36 AM My man has embraced his baldness since his teens. One of his boys got his hair gene too, D'oh! (tho bald heads usually mean hairy chests, yum) And, I live your new avatar dude ;D, xomo! Kim Rodrigues September 24, 2019 at 8:11 AM LOL, Maureen! Pat Adams September 23, 2019 at 5:30 PM Thanks Maureen. Actually I've got so much hair everywhere else, I guess there just wasn't any left for my head!!......What are ya gonna do??......80)

Richard Lamoureux September 23, 2019 at 8:23 AM Ha ha, good one. God only made a few perfect heads and the rest he covered with hair. ;0) Pat Adams September 23, 2019 at 5:29 PM Awesome way to look at it. Yeah, and the rest he put brains in. Wait, ok I'm not to good at this. We'll just go with what you said!!...........80)