ThursdayII June

The personification of humane nature in a vulnerable man unexpectedly packaged and presented at a formal gathering:

Skin taut with tell-tale tucks.
Sweat beading a pimpled brow.
Sparse hennaed strands.
Sorrowfully straggle a shiny scalp
There was a mildly distasteful gelatinous glow.
Beyond this and vain attempts to handle time
Your shyness sweetened,
Chastising surface-snappy sentiment.
Eager and earnest with an urge to please.
Your gentle jokes won over with ease.