The Barber’s Chair
Known you since high school; yet
I’ve known you for the last 2 years.
Early mornings, late nights
Text, call, or pop-up
You make time for me.
Tending to my scalp, probing me to think deeper, differently
An expert with a razor, shaping up my rough edges with tough love
Fade master, blending quick wit and bohemian cool
Taming my bear, tempering my anxiety while encouraging my passions.
Social Worker
Student
Athlete
Barber — I’ve seen you do it all
Tired
Proud
Entrepreneurial
Stubborn — I’ve never seen you fall
We talk about sports, about relationships, about life, about more
Every time it’s we, never me — could this be
You’re engaged, I engage — in the chair as we gauge
Fade, Caesar, Taper.
