Even though Harriet had so much hair
she thought that each one deserved its own name.
Above her left ear, she started with Claire,
and promised, I won’t name two hairs the same!
Suzie, Stevie, Jonah, John, Lisa, Fran, Francine,
Frankie, Maximillian, Nadine, Sam, Tom, Evaline,
Herbert, Ralphie, Little Pete, Big Pete, Aaron, Peter,
Bonnie, Bobbie, Tony, Toby, Stacy, Tracy, Dieter.
She named hairs all afternoon, all evening and all night.
At dawn she was past her left ear, but still far from her right…
I think I'll shave my head, she said
at sunrise as she went to bed.
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