this afternoon
you cut my hair
i sit on a kitchen chair
in the living room
watching tv
you work and ask
are these the right clippers
i watch the screen
yes i’m sure
why
there’s a lot coming off
you’ve been my hairdresser
for most of this year
it was strange at first
tentative
careful
necessary
but we're used to it now
complacent even
i can almost see your scalp
you say
mildly concerned
it's the wrong setting
i’m not keen
you seem alarmed
it’s ok keep going
can’t stop now
it’ll be fine
i like it short
you know i do
unruffled
we agree
it won’t need doing again
any time soon
