A Day With My Barber

A Day with My Barber First he overcharged me the cut ‘fare’ As a fine for shaving my greying hair Then I learned his screwball motive; “Growin’ more grey I’d like you to fear “Appreciate me for bein’ proactive!” Then came a fellow with a shiny bald Barber’s humour was impiously bold “I’ll fine ya for blindin’ ma stare!” When he implored “discount my mould “Here abounds a shiny desert bare.” A pin-ball head in he happily strolled With ‘blob’ acutely small for a man old. A fat discount I hoped for the wretch. As usual, Barber was loud and bold: “Double for time wasted in search!” Big knob with the shape of a lollipop Poised on a thin neck like it will drop. He scanned the “hydrocephalus” chap. I guessed his mammon would flop. “Ma blades. More fro’ ya I must reap!” Boy so young cheerfully came to sight Sable, shiny hair waved with delight: “Much you’ll pay, extra care me to take “By safety not to pollute hair so bright “With this gaffer’s grey by mistake!” Came a gorgeous girl for a stylish singe With overt desire he began to cringe: “Ten times th’ charges I’ll declare “For sufferin’ the hot flashes’ binge “Or electrocution through yor hair!” “Clean shave. Am expectin’ a damsel.” He: “This is sculpture, I need a chisel “Shall I waste ma blades Brother..? “OK. Hope yor an enduring wastrel “Pay thrice, that’s not e’en a bother!!” Then came Jack, beard to his chest: “Here comes th’ weaver bird’s nest!!” Jack who was in no business to shave His wise eye trailed where I did rest “There’s more to life than to shave!” *** No more will I curve chin or top Ball Jack- not Jack Sparrow- has said it all: I better lean on this pen, my Sabre Than revisit my rapacious Barber! **Holy Moses, Jack Ellison will whip me to eternity! JM 25th Oct’ 2013