one last look

as the barber

ages

so do his customers

children

turning

into adults.

and in time their

hair

less thick,

less brown or blonde,

or red,

now streaked

in grey.

and the barber

with his

swivel chair, his

clippers,

his scissors his combs

still

goes at it.

tossing the sheet

around your neck,

the powder,

the one last look

in the mirror

before you go.