with Gandalf the Grey -
just an average occurrence
on a normal workday?
I think, "Isn't he fictional,
pals with Frodo and Sam?
So why am I lucky enough
to see this great man?"
Later on that day
I take a short break,
walk myself to the restroom
and for goodness' sake,
I spy an older man in a onesie,
a member of the cleaning crew,
sporting the world's greatest mullet,
a most surprising corporate hairdo.
And on my way home that day
as I'm walking out the door
a man whooshes past me
and I think, "When it rains it must pour."
For he too had long hair -
How much more can I bear?
He had a dreadlocked ponytail
and I couldn't help but stare.
Maybe it's not so weird after all,
and I should try to keep a straight face,
when I encounter men with long hair
at the workplace.
