"you have cry eyes. what happened?"
~oh im just tired
"bullshit. you cant fool me"
~okay. he said this and didnt do that and
i did this and i shouldnt have said that
and today,
i just feel ugly.

and she listened gently as she wrapped my hair in foil and paint
and she softly washed my head and combed out the tangles
and by the time she blew my hair so it was straight and long
i felt better.

my hair stylist is a little angel.
she knows that sometimes all a girl needs is to have someone
listen to her and play with her hair.