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I touch this lone strand of silver that has appeared in my hair,
This uninvited visitor
This interloper
Get thee gone
And I yank it out
And my life returns to normal
Today (years later) I look in the mirror
And more strands dotted here and there
glint silver in the morning air
I could pull and pull
But aging is inevitable
Instead these silver strands are my badges of defiance
I will not go quietly into old age
I will glory still in my mainly black mane
There is the option of dyeing… dying?
But I prefer my silver glints
To show my passing of time here
To show wisdom gained
To show the woman I have become and are becoming!
I welcome all thoughts and feedback so leave a comment below and I will get back to you :)
I applaud your defiant nature! I started graying early, and for a while I dyed it burgundy! Because it is dark, only the grays showed up that color and it looked like wonderful highlights, so much so people would ask where I had it done. That worked until I got so much gray that my hair was truly burgundy. Purple hair was a bit much so I had to give it up :) See you next time. Kathleen
ReplyDeleteI can so see you with burgundy hair, Kathleen although I could also see you sporting the Thing 1 & Thing 2 hair styles you pictured on your blog the other day - tee hee :)
DeleteLove this, and I can relate, although I'm still at the dyeing stage :) Not quite ready for the grey to take over... I'm blonde though, so it's fairly easy to hide! Love the lines 'Instead these silver strands are my badges of defiance / I will not go quietly into old age' - quite right, too! Thank you so much for sharing with #ThePrompt, lovely to see you back x
ReplyDeleteYes I would think going from blonde to silver would be fairly easy - I know I'm getting older but I'm determined to not BE old if you get me?
DeleteFabulous! I am noticing more and more of these uninvited silver strands. But to think of them as 'badges of defiance' is an inspring and liberating prespective. What a great poem.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Amy - I think as we get older we all get a bit more liberated with our attitude towards life!!
DeleteI gave in to the silver. It took about a year to grow completely out. I have to say that it took me a while to get used to the stranger staring back at me in the mirror.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, the other day I was at the beauty salon for a manicure. As I waited my turn, the woman sitting next to me, her hair in the midst of a color rejuvenation, told me that she loved the color of my hair and wished that she had the nerve to stop coloring hers. It was a nice validation that made me smile.
Hi Lyndagrace I think that's why I kind of like the idea of letting the silver come through naturally - it's rather brave in this day and age when everyone tries to hold on to their youthful looks by doing things to themselves to say this is how we age normally and beautifully!!
DeleteYour poem is fabulous. Clearly, we are like-minded! I had to stop by and see your gray hair post after penning mine today. I spent some time w/ my grown children today, and even my oldest commented on my hair, which he hasn't seen in four months.
ReplyDeleteI just thought how spooky wen I saw your blog post title show up on my list today knowing we were BOTH writing about the same thing hundreds of miles apart!!
DeleteHow brave I think the silver ladies are. I fear looking like my mother so continue to colour. One day maybe I'll feel brave too ...
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your thoughts on silver and age.
Part of it is also "I can't be bothered" attitude - if I were to start colouring I'd have to keep that up and I just don't have enough time in the day!!
DeleteGreat post! I have strands of Grey that seem to be more noticeable when I look in the mirror, I'm still at the dying stage at the moment though! I love the last line!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Becky for your kind words:) I'm glad the last line resonated with you!
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