Perspectives

When you’re tall as a beanpole, all you see is scalps Bald ones, ageing ones as shiny as the Alps Pony tails, side sweeps, short back and sides Corn rows, curtains, natural and dyed Comb overs, French rolls, head lice, wigs Toupées, Mohicans pointing straight as twigs Quiffs and tonsures, baseball caps Dreadlocks and side curls, bowler hats Afros, dandruff, headbands and lice Gamin cuts, pixies, freestyle or precise Backcombed, bouffant, permed or straight Frizzy, trimmed or wavy, choirboy or ornate When you’re tall as a beanpole, all you see is scalps Bald ones, ageing ones as shiny as the Alps When you’re very tiny all you see are knees Walking past above you like a herd of trees