Boys who need haircuts
will tell you it’s intentional—
not juvenile lion imitation.
Boys who need haircuts
hope to attract girls
who are unselfconscious
about their bra straps.
Unselfconscious girls
are not necessarily
those of adequate
self-esteem. She can
be counted on for categorical
plumage, cautious traipse.
Lockered hallway whispers
a syllable that could be yours.