Tangled

Sometimes, I fail to take care of my hair

And I notice the signs

Hair clumped together. I didn’t realise

I use a wide-toothed comb

I don’t comb my hair right

I asked my mother to detangle the clump

She tried, but she couldn’t

I wanted to cut it off

I didn’t tell her

I hate hair clumps so much

Why does everything in life require so much care?

I couldn’t sleep all night

6 am. I decide to set things right

I pull at it. I try to detangle it with my fingers

It takes fifteen minutes

I lose a lot of hair

But not as much as I would have if I cut it off

Why am I writing about this? Because I can

Because I’m sleep deprived and annoyed

I ordered a detangling brush

Goodbye, wide-toothed comb

I ignore things for too long

Until they clump together

Until I have no choice but to pay attention

Life keeps asking me to take care of myself

To observe, to be consistent, and not to ignore the signs

But I can’t help it. I keep losing myself

A few years ago, it got so bad that I couldn’t fix it myself

It took my cousin hours to detangle the annoying hair clump

She didn’t give up. She didn’t ask me to cut it off

She saved me back then. I saved myself this time

I think it’s time I start paying attention

To the little things, to the signs

I’ve been ignoring life for way too long

I’ve been trying to run away from myself

Reality anchors me. It asks me to pay attention

Comb your hair. Keeping your scalp clean isn’t enough

I should sleep now.

If I find another hair clump when I wake up

I will cut it off

Let this be a lesson

Please take care of your hair

Please comb it every day

I know it’s hard at times

But don’t forget to take care of yourself.

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