An Unsuitable Boy
His arms are almost prominent in this
Pic taken of him at Baringo. They
Are hairy but of course the gorgeous Miss
Rejected him. Their bedroom play
Revealed his back was even hairier
And that was more than she could bear.
That hair on shoulders was a barrier
To love for her. She didn’t really care
About his social charms, or handsome mind,
His mathematics, or his selflessness ways.
Because his shirts hid hair, she went quite blind
To all his beauties. Other girls would praise
Them and his many manly wonders . . . but
She saw furred shoulder blades. Her mind clamped shut.
~ Phillip Whidden