Bucket

I wear a bucket on my head.

I’ve done it all my life,

and no one’s ever glimpsed my mug – 

not kids, nor friends, nor wife. 

I keep that bucket on my bonce

and never take it off. 

When meeting new acquaintances

it’s something I don’t doff. 

Removal of the artefact

would be to no avail. 

And so it simply must be said

my face looks rather pail.

Joshua Seigal