Wednesday, July 17, 2024

 Shaving



I do homage to my father every day
when I hold a razor under a running tap
to wash away metal bits left on the edge

he warned me to do this with new blades
before he died when I was beardless 
eight years old

I remember him each time I shave



Dick Russell (c) Richard M. Russell
                        2024


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