Exposed

He brought me in to give me a free haircut.

It felt like a good day.

Someone told me he posted it on social media.

Someone told me it got 20,000 likes.

But instead of a clean shaven feel, I have razor-like sensations.

Like an animal rescue, like a recording of a bar fight.

I am a trend.

Soon to be forgotten again.

And when the beard grows back and

someone tells me

they’ll help me for

free

I’ll smile through the mess

of overgrowth

and

walk away.