Hair Today Gone Tomorrow

As a child there was a secret kept from me

A dark secret that I could not see

Until it was too late and nothing could be done

I woke up one morning and my hair was gone

As a young man I was so full of pride

My hair magnificent, thick, curly and impossible to hide

As I would walk around the town

Everybody would swoon and look around

I thought it was because they were impressed

Alas it was because they were depressed

Seeing me strut about the place

They knew my hair would disappear with haste

You see it seems the men in my family all go bald

When I found out the truth I was appalled

Why did nobody tell me?

I would have been less folically greedy

And so I have had to accept this fate

Along with a propensity to be late

These are the gifts that were given to me

From my fathers side of the family