A soft breeze gently misguides a long, straight hair to dangle in front of her eyes. Her subconscious mouth blows back the strand. It falls again to be set in order by her soft fingertips. A sudden whiff wraps a clump of hair around her face revealing dark roots under hair attacked blonde. Her hand quickly acts, hiding her shame, restoring the hair to fair.
Gusts retort, attacking the muddled head of black and blonde.
Attempting to subdue her hair, it wraps around her fingers, caught in glimmering rings, hopelessly bound. Struggling for release, she walks away, teary-eyed, to an unexpected haircut. The Morpo Review is published electronically on a quarterly basis. Reproduction of this magazine is permitted as long as the magazine is not sold and the entire text of the issue remains intact. Copyright 1994-2001, The Morpo Review.