Messed Up Collars

—Messed Up Collars—

Muddy faces

Barbie lands covering the floors

Out for the whole day

On bikes

In tree houses

On 24th street

Creating our own worlds

Awkwardly short fringe

For she cut her own hair

Mysteriously her sister’s bob turned into

A boy-short cut as well

Oops…

It wasn’t a mistake

It was really fun

Until we had to show mom

Tell me, who really hasn’t cut their own hair

As a child—it shows promise

Leadership potential

Entrepreneurial prowess

Messed up collars

Unevenly chopped hair

Sideways zippers

And a messy room

Don’t tell me you can’t find some version of comfort

in there?

Abstract art

Fuzzy impressionism

Imperfection

Of the perfect kind

Thank you to all the people of this world

who bring

color into the room.

We’re sorry for the times when we’ve seen

your art,

your lives

as “coloring outside the lines.”