BEST OF BRAUTIGAN
BEAT POETRY
"My Nose Is Growing Old"
Yup.
A long lazy September look
in the mirror
says it's true:
I'm 31
and my nose is growing
old.
It starts about
an inch
below the bridge
and strolls geriatrically
down
for another inch or so:
stopping.
Fortunately, the rest
of the nose is comparatively
young.
I wonder if girls
will want me with an
old nose.
I can hear them now
the heartless bitches!
"He's cute
but his nose
is old."
Yup.
A long lazy September look
in the mirror
says it's true:
I'm 31
and my nose is growing
old.
It starts about
an inch
below the bridge
and strolls geriatrically
down
for another inch or so:
stopping.
Fortunately, the rest
of the nose is comparatively
young.
I wonder if girls
will want me with an
old nose.
I can hear them now
the heartless bitches!
"He's cute
but his nose
is old."
lindainks55 said:
I won't ever accept the old me! Once in awhile I am forced to see that old someone in a photo, but am still able to see the real me in mirrors. It seems so unfair for the mind to get younger and more carefree at the same time the body becomes so frustrating and thwarts my hopes, dreams, and expectations!
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