wig
raze secondhand synthetic
tresses have made blond
what was always brown,
and now i'm sure the whole
shape of my face has shifted
like wet clay in the hands
of a man with more than
meddling in mind.

is it god who makes
these things when he
isn't busy abandoning
us to the worst our
narrowing worlds have
to offer, or do we
saddle ourselves with
so many useless tools
we forget we designed
them with our own wits
and wasted wishes?

i'll burn the mane
that isn't mine and
ride this retreating
rug until it's as ragged
as the rest of me.
250929
what's it to you?
who go
blather
from