ISHTAR'S BAD HAIR DAY

 

The first sad look today is

in my cracked mirror.

Today is a good day for a

sassy

short

hair

cut

that would show my almond

gazelle eyes and sensual lips.

I need something to accentuate

my beautifully pronounced

features and disguise

my not so many flaws.

What I need for this bulky

coarse hair of mine

is a cut using

graduated

layers.

To create added texture,

I need the

ends

chipped

and razored.

I need Hathem with his

feminine bold “touch.”

His metallic clip-clipping scissors

and warm running fingers

send quivers down my spine

long after the leather seat

is cold.

 

But these luridly repugnant

long bearded men from another

time ambled into his salon

and said they disliked his tune.

Ludicrous!

They shot him in the head

turning his hair red which

didn’t go well with his complexion.

 

A thunderous boom outside

my window.

I look back into the mirror.

My face acquired a new crack.

What a sad look I have today.

 

Reviews

[Brett Campaigne]

this depicts essential vanity, utmost virgoism... neat concept with the imagery to back it up.

[Legion]

What a brilliant twist and excellent show of the prejudisms we all live with each day. Kudos on this. Going in favorites.

[Rockebah]

Brilliant!

The first sad look today is
in my cracked mirror.

Now, nomatter how good a poem is if the first lines aren't distinctive the reader would not want to complete it. When I saw the name included hair cut, i admit i was reluctant to read it but, after reading the first line I was hooked. So congratulations on attracting an audience who usually would not be interested in those type of poems. I have nothing negative to say since the entire poem was good. It was not what I expected and I love being surprised. So keep it up!