The Beauty of Being Bald

I can go out in the pouring rain and not get my hair wet;
That’s the beauty of being bald and don’t you ever forget.

Think of the money that I don’t spend buying any shampoo;
Think of the things that cash can get when the year is through.

I don’t hang out at the barber shop; there is no reason to do it;
No comb or brush on my vanity top; no hair to run through it.

No need to get angry or upset; I haven’t anything left to pull;
No reason to wear a bathing cap when diving in the pool.

God only made a few perfect heads; the rest he covered with hair;
Laugh if you want, I really don’t care I’ve nothing left up there.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Brown Avatar
September 1, 2010 at 5:24 AM
Thank you for sharing your poetry Joe. Poets here offer such diverse writings and to me it is a pleasure to read each and everyone. I will not be here at the Soup to read from Friday through Monday. I hope you will find mountains of inspiration during that time. I look forward to reading when I return. Have a great weekend. Love, Carol
Dufresne Avatar
August 31, 2010 at 6:50 PM
not quite there yet, Joe but workin' hard at it! So far only a tonsure. Great poem
Wilson Avatar
August 31, 2010 at 2:27 PM
Some of the best-looking men in the world are baldies!Very funny and to the point ~Take care~Deb
Culverhouse Avatar
August 31, 2010 at 1:40 PM
Glabrous is in these days...it is the --tough don't need no sissy hair look. Just be careful of flash cameras...it always puts a bright spot off the smooth head in the photo. LOL
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