Saturday, January 15, 2011

Proximately

a crowded train
I was, once again, forced-fed minutes
to scrutinise the back of another stranger’s head
in front of me

unlicensed rear end phrenology

some hairy terrain
uneven tufts and sweat

straight, wave or curl
water spiral and plug hole
all the same

some glossed scalps
might be fate foretold
of hair
loss or greyed
the back skull he knows from reflections

the smell of her shampoo reminds me
of the smell of her and another shampoo.

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