Cassie58

Tangle Teaser

i wonder mum if you recall 

that game we played when i was young,

those times i’d seat you in a chair 

and ask you how you’d like your hair?

on tip-toe i would section strands 

tease out the tangles ease the knots,

then twist your dampened wavy locks 

round rollers with my fumbling hands 

 

a mirror glance and you would smile 

how patiently you’d play along,

a pleasing nod you’d turn to say

i rather like this back combed style

and then i’d try with steady hand 

to paint the colour on your lips

apply mascara with a wand 

all treasures from your bag of tricks 

 

where do the passing years all go 

for you and i wear shades of grey 

my mother and my loving friend, 

for when i saw you yesterday 

the inner child cried out in me 

i had a yen to start again 

to stand there with my brush and comb 

and tease the tangles from your hair