A Write for All Us Bald GuysA Poem by Elton CampIs that a she-bear I see coming?A Write for All Us Bald Guys By Elton Camp Making fun of some person’s physical features Is not done except by the most vicious creatures It is unacceptable to point out an enormous nose And mock that it was once part of a garden hose Or to tell some man that his face is as ugly as hell Is something that only the crudest person will tell Good manners, out the window quickly are sped When people spot a man who has a bald head They feel is all right to draw mocking attention To his lack of hair by open and sneering mention The victim of the inappropriate and crude remark Is expect to “be a good sport” as if it’s just a lark Although such rudeness I absolutely do hate Most of the time I try very hard not to retaliate Delinquents who mocked Elisha for his bald head At the claws of two she-bears, 42 ended up dead So whenever one, for lack of hair ridicules me I look around, a she-bear sort of hoping to see © 2011 Elton Camp |
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Added on September 16, 2011 Last Updated on September 16, 2011 AuthorElton CampRussellville, ALAboutI am retired from college teaching/administration and writing as a hobby. My only "publications" are a weekly column in our local newspaper. Most of my writing is prose, but I do produce some "poetr.. more..Writing
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