preserved
raze
i
was
a
high_school
freshman
when
i
got
the
best
haircut
of
my
life
.
not
that
linda
ever
steered
me
wrong
.
but
this
one
night
she
gave
me
some
approximation
of
the
stylishly
messy
look
that
was
considered
cool
at
the
time
.
it
was
perfect
in
its
studied imperfection.
her
hands
made
moves
no
comb
could
counter.
i
didn't
dare
take
a
shower
for
fear
of
fucking
it
all
up
.
i
slept
with
one
ear
touching
the
pillow
and
everything
else
floating
free
,
desperate
to
preserve
what
i
knew
i
couldn't
keep
.
i_woke_up
with
a
stiff
neck
and
another
twenty
-four
hours
of
magic
and
mayhem
to
contend
with
.
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