My beard is very
strange
It's rough and
coarse and itchy
With roots
Deep inside my face
I can feel it
Deep inside my face!
Washing doesn't help
it
No shampoo, nor
conditioner
No soap, nor body
wash
Can soften this wiry
wood
Growing
On my face
It's growing
On my face!
Shaving doesn't stop
it
It grows back before
the dawn
Ruthless barbs
Tearing through my
face
Needles and knives
Tearing through my
face!
There is one brief
moment
Clean-shaven
Smooth of face
Not rough and
scratching
Nor an agony of
growth
It is the worst of
all
For, in this one
brief moment
I feel my hair
Hiding
Deep inside my face
My beard
Coiled, living
Deep inside my face!
