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Given hair

Jet Rood

Her hair long, thick and full
the sun caress her locks
makes it shine like gold
she looks at herself in the river

Enjoying herself for a while
the sun starts to fade
slowly she walks back
at home going upstairs

She feels really lucky
with this gorgeous hair
specially because
it is not really hers

She sits down before the mirror
sighs and looks at herself
before she takes of her wig
seeing herself, a baldhead girl

Tomorrow the last chemotherapy
she's getting better now
so hopefully it grows back
before her time has come
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Submitted by Jet-Rood on July 28, 2014

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme XXXA XXBX CXXX AXXX CXBX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 505
Words 96
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
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2023: In a world full of chaos, creativity is one of the helping things to keep yourself sane. ******************************** 2014: A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen than you have something very special. - Nelson Mandela - ******************************** I am from the land of tulips and mills. Writing is a need like eating and sleeping. I think we are all wondrous creatures who deserve to love ourselves and live in freedom. I like to participate in cases which can make a difference for myself, my surroundings and the earth. My wish: humanity in a non-dualistic society. more…

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