First Blood

I've had a mole/beauty mark, on my upper lip for many years. I first noticed it about forty years ago and thought nothing of it, until the day I shaved it off. Sliced that thing right off my face. Blood ran down my lip for hours. I don't know why but a shaving cut just does not stop bleeding. You would think that was that, the mole was now gone. But it came right back a few months later. As I have got older, the mole has become more noticeable and a bit larger. So far I've been told not to worry about it by my doctor, it's not cancer. He did say it could be removed. I thought about that, but I told him no. I'm having second thoughts about that. Sure, it's part of my visage and people have got used to seeing it. I remember how sad I was when Enrique Iglesias had his mole removed. It gave him some character. Anyway, I cut the damn thing off my face again yesterday. With a yelp and loud curse, it was gone. So maybe I should have it removed. The only other solution to my mole problem that I can think of is facial hair. But that brings up another thing that I've been aware of for over forty years. I can't grow facial hair. Not with any volume that would look good. Just little sparse patches of hair here and there. Oh, and it will probably be patchy gray too.