Hair is How You Know

Self Portrait Now

 “No,” they said.
“Not the perfect feminine.
Actresses need long hair.
Malleability, you know.

“No,” they said.
“Not the perfect partner.
Lovers have to care.
Stay, and never go.

“No,” they said.
“Not the perfect daughter.
Feelings must be born.
Bare and never show.

“No,” they said
“is not what we meant,
What’s true can soon be fair.
Hair is how you know.”