My Beard

My Beard - meaning Summary

Playful Defiance of Norms

A short, comic persona poem in which the speaker boasts an impossibly long beard that replaces clothing and covers the body. The childlike dialect and simple rhyme create a jaunty, anarchic voice that celebrates freedom, self-sufficiency, and disregard for social norms. The speaker’s journey "down the road" suggests movement and eccentric independence rather than literal description, making the poem a playful assertion of identity and delight in absurdity.