My Beard Is Soft

My beard is soft

A fuzzy metaphor
Describing my masculinity
On display;
Unmissable

I am a soft child
Full of emotional wonder
And the feeling of being
Immature and unmanly

My beard is curly

Unlike men in movies
With straight, long hairs
Mine is
Frumpy and full of
Volumetric anxiety

I am a queer
Antisocial mess of a
Somewhat-man
Flailing his way through
The puddle of life

My beard is patchy

Like the patchiness in my
Sense of pride
When I brush my soft beard
Each morning

But I still brush it
And I will tomorrow, too