24 Shades of Purple

At 47, I went from mousy brown
to grey, not salt-and-pepper, not
platinum, nothing pretty about it.

Then, I went beach blonde and
had more fun but my hair was dry
frizzle frazzle damaged .

No one to tell me I couldn’t,
I dyed my hair purple. I’m known
as the Purple Poet, love the color,

so why not. I started with demi-
permanent but it didn’t take, then
used permanent and it was great.

Vibrant, super cool color but
my hair was breaking off, chemical
warfare took its toll.

I found conditioning color. Semi-
permanent, no chemicals, no mixing
no hassle. Put it in, leave it in

as long as you like, then rinse it out.
Conditioner, good for my hair.
Instant love. I started collecting colors…

Radiant Orchid, Lavender Macaroon
Plum Perfect, Wisteria, Paradox
Neon Lavender, Pastel Lilac, Cloud

Smoky Amethyst, Wild Orchid
Violet Dream, Purple Haze, Genie
Tanzanite, Neon Purple, Grapeful

Lighter Daze Stoned Pony, Desire
Periwinkle, Prismatic Purple,
Metallic Orchid, Girls Night Out

Lavender Moon, Orchid U Not —
I love them all, 24 shades of pure
purplesque fun.

~ J R Turek Hour 12