- Almost cut my hair
- It happened just the other day
I have been having vivid flashes from the past. My hair was getting very long. My last haircut was just before Christmas in New York City. It's an annual trip, my niece gets her hair colored, and I get my hair cut by a stylist who does his/her best to restore my mane to some semblance of order and fashion. Recently, my long hair blowing in the wind (it wasn't that long, but standing on the ocean shore, oxygen deprived from a long bike ride, you get the picture) I was telling a retired schoolteacher about my days back in the 60's as a student demonstrator. She corrected my grammar!
- It's gettin kinda long
- I coulda said it wasn't in my way
But it was! It bothered me whenever I rode my bike. I had it all cut off except a little on the top. I look like a dorky Trapist monk. I did it, I cut my hair and I don't wonder why.
- I feel like letting my freak flag fly
- Cause I feel like I owe it to someone
This past weekend, Spring had sprung, in Falmouth, MA. Mother Nature was the star, although the revolutionary heritage of Old New England was evident. I had the chance to speak to members of the FalmouthPeace.Org, an outgrowth of the Falmouth Antiwar Vigil, which works to end the occupation of Iraq. It seeks to raise awareness locally, by: "Standing For Peace". Each Saturday members gather in East Falmouth to express concern for the enormity of the Iraq War, as well as to provide possible solutions to our national predicament.
The woman in the pink coat holding the white bag, Joan I believe, is the founder of the group. After listening to me babble about my college days, she asked me if I wanted to take a sign and "stand for peace". Here was a chance to let my freak flag fly!
I declined, I had already cut my hair. My brothers were waiting for me. I am no longer the man I was back when I was no more than a child.
So, here I go again… A post by a fellow blogger Ty's Blog has given me the opportunity to recapture some of my youth and let my freak flag fly. On May 15th Bloggers Unite will be joined by Amnesty International in an effort to draw attention to three specific topics: Human Rights In China, Illegal Detentions at Guantanamo Bay, and the Crisis in Darfur. On this day you’re invited to help bring attention to these atrocities by posting your views and feelings on them.
Cause I feel like I owe it to someone.
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