Today's OneWord: Beard

Gee, Papa, I wish I could grow a beard like yours. A beautiful, bushy beard that hides your smile. A beard that makes you rugged like a lonely mountaineer. A beard that keeps the cold out and the heat against your lips. A beard that tickles ladies' faces when you kiss them, one by one. I won't let Mama know, no. I promise that I won't. I'll just grow a beard like yours one day so no one knows who we are.

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