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Haircut
November 15, 2013
I cut my hair
Because that's what marks a transition,
A new identity
But amateurs have no place
Holding scissors
And I left scars on my scalp that will never
Heal
I decided a beauty parlor
Will only mold me into what they think
Is beautiful
And not what is
Right
But I had a picture of beauty
And it was
From a Kodak camera instead of a Canon,
Flawed
If you develop my negatives and expose me
As I really am,
I'll still be backwards
But then at least my scars will look like
Battle wounds
Instead of the self harm they
Really are.
© Ashley T., Pointe-Claire, QC, Canada
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