white and gray areas
the little boy
comes over to me
he says
we have to talk
about your beard
you need to shave your beard
he says
as i watch him morph into
half of the bosses that i’ve ever had
i tell him
that he needs to shave his beard too
which is
of course
ridiculous
but he feels his face anyway
then he spontaneously
reaches up and touches my chin
pulls at the white hairs
pulls at the gray areas
while i wince
while his mother watches us
from across the room
meeting my eyes
anxious.
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