Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

I liked my hair orange, it suited me well,

Suggestive of something ‘twixt pixie and Hell.

I grew it all out, hoping it had gone grey

But nope, it had left me with just the odd stray.

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So now it’s much longer and curls where it will

And I’m not sure the frizziness quite fits the bill.

It could have cooperated and gone white –

But no, it just looks like a trick of the light.

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So now I’m in a quandry, don’t know what to do…

Should I cut it all off or just dye it bright blue?

I am told that is ‘in’ as a fashion this spring

Or a buttercup yellow to give it some zing?

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I could really rebel, keep it all  au nature…

Refuse all the dyeing and just keep it pure.

Now that would be novel in this day and age