Kookie

In memory, I stand outside
My parents’ bedroom door
To peek at their TV to see
An actor I adore.

It’s Kookie (Edd Byrnes in real life)
On “Sunset Strip” at night,
Way past my bedtime, which is why
I stood there, out of sight.

He died this week at 86;
The obit with his name
Says he was a “TV heartthrob”
And what brought him instant fame

Were his looks and famous head of hair
Which he would always comb,
Inspiring a song with
Connie Stevens and this poem.

So Kookie, rest in peace.
You’ll never lend your comb again,
Though you were sure “the ginchiest”
Of all the TV men.