nose hairs

Nose Hairs

I think a lot about hair these days

Because I don’t have any.

Chemo did this.

My profile reminds me of Mahatma Gandhi .

God knows how many I’ve lost:

He said every one on my head was numbered.

Let’s look on the bright side:

I save a good hour every a.m.

                Shampooing, curling, spritzing….

I save on shampoos, conditioners, and gels,

                Also on electricity (hairdryer) and hot water.

No leg hairs either.

No armpit hairs.

Not even any old-lady bristles on my chinny-chin-chin.

Everything’s smooth as a baby’s bottom.

But, folks!  When the sun shines onto the parquet floor

                Around 4 o’clock

                And I see the dust motes floating in the air

                Or huddled together along the baseboard,

Here’s what I miss most:

My nose hairs!

Yes, those undernoticed, underappreciated sifters

That  God created to keep our lungs

From forming hairballs.

When is the last time you thanked God

For  them?

Really.

Let us pray.

Amen.

-virginia claire-