I Am Not 20<\/p>\n
but I\u2019m not 100 either.
\nI refuse to conform to convention,
\nlet my hair stay steel-blotchy grey,
\ncut it sensible short to appease people
\nI barely know and me be miserable.
\nI won\u2019t.
\nMy hair is purple, parts are lavender,
\nstrips are grape, sections are plum,
\nit\u2019s long, it\u2019s purple, it\u2019s the most fun
\nI\u2019ve had in years.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m stopped at least once every day,
\nsupermarket, post office, on line
\nanywhere, everywhere and someone,
\nsometimes male, mostly female,
\nwill say they like it \/ love it \/ wish
\nthey could do it but spouse \/ mother
\nfather \/ brother \/ sister \/ aunt \/ uncle
\ngrandparents would never allow it.<\/p>\n
I feel bad for them, they\u2019re missing out.
\nAnd no, it\u2019s not bad for my hair. Oh
\ncontraire, it\u2019s conditioner, no peroxide,
\nno developer, no chemicals to weaken \/
\nstrip \/ dry out \/ damage my hair.
\nIt won\u2019t.
\nConditioner. Leave it in 5 minutes
\nor 5 hours; it doesn\u2019t matter. Package
\nsays it lasts 40 to 60 washes but I add to it,
\nchange shades often so it never washes out.<\/p>\n
When my husband is with me and someone
\nooh and ahhs, he says thank you. They look
\nat him, quizzical, his hair turning a gradual grey,
\nnot a drop of purple in it. He chuckles, reveals
\nthat he does it for me. We all laugh. I tell them
\nthe first time he did it, he didn\u2019t heed my warning,
\ndidn\u2019t wear gloves, telling me it would wash off.
\nIt didn\u2019t.
\nEasy, fun, and my hair is in the best shape ever.
\nSome say it\u2019s a leftover pandemic whim, some
\ncall it daring hair, others whisper it\u2019s clutching
\nonto my youth. No, none of those. Others
\ncluck that I\u2019ll tire of it and what then. Well,
\nI could strip it. Easy peasy, but I don\u2019t want to.
\nI won\u2019t.<\/p>\n
New shades from lilac to lavender,
\norchid to deep purple come out every month
\nand I can barely wait to try them. It\u2019s purple hair.
\nGet used to it, I\u2019m keeping it.<\/p>\n
~ J R Turek Hour 10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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