My New Beard

By Stanley Collymore

You came into reality not because I wanted one or, for

that matter, had even contemplated the need to have

one, since neither of these two occurrences

had even remotely crossed my mind let alone

embedded themselves there. So your very

existence and, naturally, unexpected presence here,

you see, are basically the fortuitous combination

of the gratuitous indulgence of an uncommon

act of laziness by me that has clearly and

quite self-evidently, advantageously

resulted in the eager sprouting,

certain encouragement there,

and what has transparently

become the unmistakable

and established fact of

what is now a most

distinguished and

alluring growth

of facial hair.

Unexpectedly but welcomingly

so, it’s true to say; and by

the look of things

permanently

here to

stay!

© Stanley V. Collymore

21 July 2019.

Author’s Remarks:

Meticulously a clean-shaven person, I nevertheless do think that I look rather fetching with this new beard of mine.