January 21, 2013

Face On Repeat

By Tony Brown

I have one of those faces
that is stuck on repeat —
goatee, jowls, stubble, longish
wild grey and white hair.

Millions of people look like me, enough
that I’m a stereotype of crazy —
artist, counterfeiter, etc.

I’m not exctly dark skinned but
I’m not pale enough for some
to not take me for a suspect ethnicity
when my repeater face
shows up.  It’s kind of
a hard face to carry.

So, you know,

the fact that someone
loves this face
is hard, sometimes,
to believe,

although when she does
it breaks open
the smile usually hidden
in my facial hair
and when that happens,

I guess I look at last
like myself.

About Tony Brown

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A poet with a history in slam, lots of publications; my personal poetry and a little bit of daily life and opinions. Read the page called "About..." for the details. View all posts by Tony Brown
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