I still have the glossy-glitter polish painted
on my big toes; wow, you must have really
indulged them you’ll say - and yeah, it’s in
vogue knowing they’ll find ‘a novel way’ to
eventually decorate me - better acquiesce
with a modicum of control than end up in a
dress with scarf, lipstick and high heels -
yet in a sense I did, tho’ quite gracefully
Pop, they’d cajole - come on, let’s get with
NOW as the fashion, which in their opinion
told how they like to be seen out ‘n about -
and fair enough, they’re outright beauties -
but I drew a line at strawberry spray they
liked streaked into their blonde hair
I’m a grey grandpa I say proudly, ‘n like it
this way - you’ll rarely see blokes my age
with red streaks in what’s left of their hair,
and if you did you’d likely die laughing; oh
yeah they guffaw, that would be a sight to
share with these new friends we’ve made
© 29 January 2015, I. D. Carswell
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