Richard Brautigan




My Nose Is Growing Old

Yup.
A long lazy September look
in the mirror
says it's true:
I'm 31
and my nose is growing
     old.
It starts about
     an inch
below the bridge
and strolls geriatrically
     down
for another inch or so:
     stopping.
Fortunately, the rest
of the nose is comparatively
     young.
I wonder if girls
will want me with an
     old nose.
I can hear them now
the heartless bitches!
"He's cute
     but his nose
is old."