Patches

If only he had listened

when Mother said to wait,

But he refused to listen

and went ahead instead.

It's such a silly story

when you sit and query.

But when you hear the story,

you can't help but laugh.

He said he had an epiphany

When he was taking a shower,

He wanted to save him some money

So he decided to turn on his mini 'mower'.

It's only ten dollars! everyone said

But his mind was set dead

He wanted to get all that hair off his head!

And then he emerged with both hands full

One with a shaver, and the other filled with regret.

He turned a full round to show us

As he muttered words of cuss

Long here, short there, stray hairs,

And patches everywhere.

The shaver had stopped working

halfway through the cut,

It didn’t help that his hair was thick,

So the small shaver barely did the trick!

I could not stop laughing

While my mother kept on harping,

At the spectacular sight of holes

On my little brother's bowl shaped head.

It's only ten dollars! everyone said

But his mind was set dead

He wanted to get all that hair off his head.

Well now he’s bald, and shiny on top,

When all he wanted was a number-two.

The next time you decide to cut your own hair,

Remember the story of Patches and his hair.