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Barbershop Practice

I can feel the sharp scissors in my small hand
and in the other, soft wet curly black hair,
I can hear the loud squeaking birds,
the snoring of my grandmother
and the people on the TV talking.
My head feels lighter;
I reach for my hair but nothing is there.
Only big locks of soft black curls
scattered on the tile floor.

by Taylor Leigh Soma 6th grade,
Seabury Hall