Nonsmoking Bald Male Programmer

Nonsmoking bald male programmer
The ad could read
Capturing a snapshot
Of who I am today
A brief synopsis
Of a whole series
Of past events
Leading up to now

Born a male
Forty-six years ago
Became a programmer
Thirty years ago
Shaved my head
Just last spring
Quit smoking
Only eight weeks ago

Nonsmoking bald male programmer
Could just as easily be
A six year old
Computer programming prodigy
Whose hair has not come in
And has never seen a cigarette
Which is the problem
With snap judgments
Based on a brief synopsis

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