Warning to writers!
Do not write with chemicals…
Either in your head…
Or on your head!
Because…
You will turn into…
An idiot…
Like me…
I have an appointment later today…
And after getting startled by a skunk this morning…
(me in the mirror with an inch wide stripe of gray hair down my scalp)
I figured I’d better take the time to dye my hair.
So as not to look unprofessional.
(or like an idiot)
So, there I was…
Putting the last drop of dye on my hair…
When an idea for a chapter in my newest novel…
Popped into my mind.
Quickly, I washed my hands and ran to my laptop.
And oh, the words flowed…
My fingers flew over the keyboard…
I felt like a maestro…
Composing the most creative piece of work when…
Huh?
Why does my head feel hot?
The dye!
I looked at the clock.
OMG!
The dye had been processing on my head…
For an hour!
I sprinted to the bathroom…
Jumped in the shower…
I rinsed, I shampooed. I rinsed, I shampooed.
For ten minutes.
Then I slapped a handful of conditioner…
On my still warm head.
Tentatively, I stepped out of the shower.
Nervously I looked in the mirro–
AHHGG!
Pink hair!
And pink scalp!
Now what?
What do I say at this meeting this morning?
“Hi, please excuse my pink hair. I over processed it.”
And then smile like an idiot?
Or do I just shake their hands…
Say nothing…
And let them think what they want?
Hmm? Pink Hair? Pink scalp? She must be an idiot!
So to all writers…
I caution you…
So as not to look like an idiot …
Focus…
While under the influence…
Of chemicals.
Always, Em-Musing
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