Jan Oskar Hansen Poet Bio

My Phizog

My Phizog
Strange what one remembers?
after looking through Playboy magazine and skipping
the dreary articles written by it founder
I came across this quote: “every man over forty is 
reponsable for his own face.”
at the time when reading it I was thirty and was not 
unduly worried, but now nearly 50 years later I recalled
the saying.  I stood in front of the bathroom mirror, no
I didn’t look anything near forty, hair gone and sagging skin.
Face-lift? Out of the question I had no desire to look like 
yesterday’s refry. I smiled, the face in the mirror too smiled, 
two old mates accepting each other’s elderliness and I came 
to the conclusion that I’m rather fond of my face.

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Judy Konos May 17, 2015 at 2:54 PM I'll vote for that...now you have two folks fond of your face...no matter what it looks like....so Thanks Jan Oskar Hansen May 17, 2015 at 3:31 PM dear that was quick I will have another look. Ps It was the last wife of Ernest Hemingway who said she rathe liked her face, so I took it from there