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O Hair, o Hair, wherefore art thou dear Hair? You stuck with me since I can remember How come you’re leaving? Why do you not care? Why haven’t you grown since last November? What did I do to make you love me less? I’ve always given you the best shampoos, Conditioners, hair cream- why are you distressed? I wish you could talk- for I have no clue. ‘Stress’- the doctor says that you can’t bear it It hurts you, it makes you sad, angry, weak How I miss your happy, active spirit You lit up my days when the world was bleak You were obedient, made me look good Introduced styles of your own I didn’t know Growing fast into a shiny mane you would Falling tantalisingly to my brow. You used to cooperate with the stylist So I tried new things, innovatively Fashionable styles I never could resist But you danced brightly, never plaintively! Alas! I can’t possibly understand Why you fall away to the cold hard ground As I brush you, in the shower, strand by strand The sight just shocks me as you make no sound. You don’t respond to new-fangled oils Bought online for you in desperate attempts To make you grow again, healthy, unspoiled But you stare up at me with harsh contempt! Do not desert me yet, my darling friend! I will change myself for you, make it right Ensuring your precious life doesn’t end I will put up a victorious, mighty fight. I’ll meditate to reduce stress on you I’ll stop shampoos to use homemade products I’ll take the required medicines, oils too Baby, for me, increase your good conduct! I’m so sorry for all that I did wrong All the things that then made you want to die I’ll take care of you now, you will be strong Work with me now, sweetheart, don’t ever cry!
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Jul 26, 2016
Jul 26, 2016 at 7:52 AM UTC
Ode to Hair
O Hair, o Hair, wherefore art thou dear Hair? You stuck with me since I can remember How come you’re leaving? Why do you not care? Why haven’t you grown since last November? What did I do to make you love me less? I’ve always given you the best shampoos, Conditioners, hair cream- why are you distressed? I wish you could talk- for I have no clue. ‘Stress’- the doctor says that you can’t bear it It hurts you, it makes you sad, angry, weak How I miss your happy, active spirit You lit up my days when the world was bleak You were obedient, made me look good Introduced styles of your own I didn’t know Growing fast into a shiny mane you would Falling tantalisingly to my brow. You used to cooperate with the stylist So I tried new things, innovatively Fashionable styles I never could resist But you danced brightly, never plaintively! Alas! I can’t possibly understand Why you fall away to the cold hard ground As I brush you, in the shower, strand by strand The sight just shocks me as you make no sound. You don’t respond to new-fangled oils Bought online for you in desperate attempts To make you grow again, healthy, unspoiled But you stare up at me with harsh contempt! Do not desert me yet, my darling friend! I will change myself for you, make it right Ensuring your precious life doesn’t end I will put up a victorious, mighty fight. I’ll meditate to reduce stress on you I’ll stop shampoos to use homemade products I’ll take the required medicines, oils too Baby, for me, increase your good conduct! I’m so sorry for all that I did wrong All the things that then made you want to die I’ll take care of you now, you will be strong Work with me now, sweetheart, don’t ever cry!
For the one part of me that's dying as the days go by :'( It must never go away from me, as I'd be incomplete.
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Jul 26, 2016
Jul 26, 2016 at 7:52 AM UTC
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