Coloring Your Own Hair

It stains smeary,

especially

round the edges.

Stinks, and burns too.

You can never reach

those damn wiry hairs

in the back.

Booze really helps

get this right,

turn it into a festive show

of personal empowerment

or something.

Failing that, you’re just--

Short & Sweet (?) for Mama Zen's Words Count in the Imaginary Garden.