Hot Towel

A White-crested Black Polish rooster with glossy black plumage and a large round white feathered crest, eyes closed, seated in a vintage chrome and red leather barber's chair with his scaled rooster feet on the footrest, a white barber's cape over his body, a folded white towel over one shoulder and a wisp of steam, an empty second chair beside him in a turquoise-walled Havana barbershop, a ceiling fan above and afternoon light through wooden shutters

The Crest Is Not Discussed

Friday, the second chair from the window. There is nothing here for the scissors and both parties know it; he comes for the hot towel and twenty minutes with his eyes closed under the fan.

18 September 2026