5.02.2013

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.
Posted by Marian at 12:00 AM
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14 comments:

  1. Akila GMay 2, 2013 at 1:46 AM

    smiles...funny experience it would be.

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  2. VaNdAnA ShArMaMay 2, 2013 at 8:45 AM

    ONE SHOULD NEVER DIP DOWN

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  3. SusanMay 2, 2013 at 9:17 AM

    I've never tried this, but when I do, I'll be sure to make it a party! The poem is fun, empowering!

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  4. Kerry O'ConnorMay 2, 2013 at 9:47 AM

    Why are you revealing all our little secrets, Marian? No one's naturally grey around here...

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  5. MarianMay 2, 2013 at 10:04 AM

    i was trying (not very successfully) to make a comment about aging without using booze to get through moments like this, but acknowledging that it was more fun to do it when booze-fueled. now, it's just a chore. MAINTENANCE. gah.
    oh, well. hits and misses.

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  6. Kay L. DaviesMay 2, 2013 at 11:16 AM

    LOL
    Too funny, Marian!
    K

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  7. HelenMay 2, 2013 at 1:16 PM

    Filling in the blank(s) definitely more fun than trying to reach those steely grays!!

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  8. Kim NelsonMay 2, 2013 at 2:58 PM

    Alcohol... that's what I was doing wrong. The resultant levity would certainly improve the experience.

    http://www.kimnelsonwrites.com/2013/05/02/the-mad-ones/

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  9. Maggie GraceMay 2, 2013 at 9:00 PM

    I turned my self coloring over to the professionals. Hadn't tried the booze though ;-O Fun read and giggly memories of that balancing act reaching for things and trying to read directions without bending.

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  10. MarianMay 3, 2013 at 11:42 AM

    i'm not recommending it! just reflecting. :)

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  11. MargaretMay 3, 2013 at 4:11 PM

    I too, rely upon the professionals :) Perhaps a bit of booze would be fun too. :)

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  12. Mama ZenMay 4, 2013 at 6:57 PM

    Not even booze helps me. When I'm done, it always looks like a crime scene!

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  13. MarianMay 7, 2013 at 1:41 PM

    that's to be expected!

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