An Ode to My Hair

I'm glad my hair
has grown out
long enough.

That it tickles
my elbows
when I swing on a backpack.

And it gets caught
under my arms
when they slam down
after a trip
across the monkey bars.

And I have to wash it,
so, so
much.

But I'm glad my hair
has grown out
so long.

8/27/2015
Riley Welch