Hair is Over-rated

 

The Year of the Buzz Cut

For me, hair grows back, and I really don’t miss it,

Mine is thick and hot, especially spending the summer with it,

So, this year, at age 60, on April 26, I gave myself a buzz-cut,

The pandemic lock-down had begun,

I figured I might as well have some fun,

I had often been envious of my sons getting their buzz cuts each year,

So why was it so hard to turn the buzzer on and overcome my fear?

I thought and thought a lot about my longing to have no hair,

If it’s good for the gander, it’s good for the goose:  That’s fair,

I mustered up the courage and then I finally did it!

I put the number 5 guard on the clipper and got rid of it!

It was freeing, I must admit;

And there is no going back; can’t just quit,

Once you’ve made the initial cut on top,

You are committed to the entire chop!

I loved it more than I even thought I would,

No more hair dryer; and it looked pretty good,

I have kept it short; a slight bit longer with a number 7,

The no-fuss hairstyle is my idea of heaven,

If you ever get the urge, ladies, to cut off all your locks,

Go for it!  You may like it, once you are over the aftershocks,

One thing is for sure:  it will always grow back,

No one can see you anyway behind that face mask!

Tammy Harvey

Written:  8/21/2020