Lawrence Hall HSG
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Behold a Man
Cf. Shakespeare’s Sonnets 67 & 68
He is a man who needs no oils
or scents
The arts of makeup,
filters on a lens
A touch of blush upon his honest
chin
A photographer’s vanity lights
placed just so
He is a man who is his own
manly self
Washed, shaved, and combed
by his own rugged hands
Hands that know shovel, hammer,
ax, and saw
A businessman’s hands, a
protective father’s hands
He is a man who needs no frippery
For he is clean and honest
and just, you see
