Looking
away, looking away, looking away! But, no. I have to look. What is it now? I
tip my head to the side and my eyes pan to the left to see what’s on. I don’t
know why I tilt my head, but I very often do. Like it helps me think, or see
straight, or not straight. Maybe that’s it. The TV is what’s on. I try not to
look, and when I look I try not to care. It’s always the same.
“Does your
blond hair look a bit yellow? This is the shampoo for you!”. I look at the colours, the lights, the pretty
faces on the screen. The shampoo is purple… I love purple. I think to myself:
“Yes, that is the shampoo for me”. I hadn’t realized it before, but now I don’t
know how I could be so blind! People are always making fun of my hair, and I
thought I understood what they were getting at, but I see now that it is much
worse then I realized. Thinking back to my reflection in the mirror this
morning I can now see that my blond hair does indeed have a yellow glow to it.
I didn’t realize it was a problem. Good thing I turned on the TV so I could be
enlightened. Now I can see how bad it is so I can finally do something about
it. I better go get that shampoo! I’m sure it will all be good and everybody
will love it! I grab my wallet and jump out of my chair. I’m going shopping!
But first I better put something on my head. I don’t want to walk around
looking like a dandelion with my bright yellow hair. I grab a hat, pull it down
over my ears (even if it isn’t the latest fashion ), duck under the radar and
sprint for the door. Half way there I spot a familiar shape in my peripheral
vision and stop. I meet my own eyes in the mirror. The bewildered look in my
eyes is just like expected, but wait a
minute… the yellow lion look in my head is gone. My hair is dark brown… right.
I sigh, and look down. What was I
thinking?! There is no hope for me! I hunch my back and lurk back to the TV,
maybe it has something else for me.
See?
Hopeless! ;)
