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Haircut

Before today, the last time
Was on February third.
I looked a mess; if you had seen me
You would have concurred.

For shorter hairdos need a trim
More often than the long.
That in-between length somehow looks
Just ultra flat-out wrong!

But now that my reflection, 
Which the mirror does display,
Looks a whole lot more familiar,
I must cover up the gray!

Copyright © Ilene Bauer | Year Posted 2020

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Caren Krutsinger Date: 7/3/2020 6:33:00 AM I get this; I made my 17 year old granddaughter cut my hair with a razor last week. She did not want to, so I said "watch this," Then I picked up a hunk of hair from the back and sliced it right off. "You cannot even see back there!" she shrieked. "Exactly!" I said, which convinced her to do a haircut. Login to Reply

Gershon Wolf Date: 7/1/2020 8:41:00 PM Ha, ha! Just wash away that gray with Oil of Olay! ~ Ole and Aloha, (Oops, wrong product there. ~ BLM (Big Lunk of a Male) Login to Reply

Tom Cunningham Date: 7/1/2020 5:14:00 PM Must be a nightmare for folk with hair I'm only assuming, I don't know lol. Login to Reply

Rico Leffanta Date: 7/1/2020 1:54:00 PM One advantage of growing up "country" is women are seen as they are. My mother had beautiful silver-white hair in her 40s, and earned it all. Your appearance is what you earned - like military campaign badges, so be proud of them! Aloha! Rico Login to Reply

Maurice Rigoler Date: 6/30/2020 8:32:00 PM I do not like long hair on men, never have. I cut my own when necessary and keep it cropped close to the skull. Your 2nd stanza is just as true for women as it is for men, by-the-way. As for gray hair, I've had it since my early 30s. Now if I had the face to go with it I'd be happy. Thanks for the stop by. / Maurice Login to Reply

Jan Allison Date: 6/30/2020 6:51:00 PM You made me smile Ilene.. I think many have suffered with the lack of hairdressing facilities . my hair is quite long so I hacked at it to make it more manageable.... and hubby coloured if for me yesterday:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply