Before anything else
please
accept my apologies
for this beard.

This is not what I meant to wear
when I woke up this morning
nor was it
in what I expected to be seen
throughout the day.

I did not mean to present myself
this way
for anyone
– ever.

This is simply what
I found before me
this day and
try as I may
was unable to remove it
in time.

This beard was not my plan.
This beard was not intentional.
This beard is simply
what is
and for that
you have my most absolute of apologies.