August 06, 2006
Shirking the Cloak of "Femininity"
I cut my hair. I thought about doing it yesterday, told my Man about it, woke up and did it. My Man cut it for me. I vacillate between sheer panic and giddy joy. It is short. I sometimes get the feeling that I have it in a french twist, at least that feels like the balance of it.
The good thing about hair is that it grows.
In an effort to categorize and then shelve my fear:
I fear that unenlightened men will make untoward comments.
I create a large box (if only in my spiritual center), and place this fear within it. This box will gather dust from disuse and inattentive uselessness.
The last time my hair was this short, my life was out of order. I'd left home and went to seek myself. Washington, California, Oregon. I did some fabulous stuff during that time, which helped to formulate who I am today. And some crazy stuff happened too.
That was so long ago; and I a different woman.
I have been thinking; I am not my art, I am the experiences that help to create my art. But I am not my art.
I am not my hair either. This is my 'warrior haircut', which is what my Man called it as he cut it away.
Anyway!
I need to go sew.
Posted by Melly at August 6, 2006 05:28 PMHey! I love short hair! I have had reeeely short hair for about , oh, 30 years. I felt radical when I grew it out about 10 years ago.
Melly, didn't you say you're moving to a hotter, drier climate? You'll love the short do: much less sweat on the neck.
- sher , who just moved from one hot climate (Mississippi) to another(Texas)
Posted by: sherrie at August 16, 2006 10:19 PMdammit. i swear, the longer my hair gets, the shorter everyone else's becomes!
i began cutting my hair as a way to cope with feeling crazy & out-of-control. through some really rough times it has always made me feel clearer, stronger & freer. growing my hair is a new thing i'm trying, it's something different whereas for most people cutting it off is more dramatic... we'll see how much longer it lasts!
Posted by: erica at August 11, 2006 01:08 AMStunning & Chic. a double threat.
I'm sorry I missed you while in NY - there was a surplus of family drama for me to sop up and I would come to NY during the heatwave.
More trips coming up soon. All praise for October.
Wow! What a major change! It must feel wonderfully freeing not to be carrying all of that weight. My SIL should have become a barber, he did an excellent job.
Posted by: Mom at August 8, 2006 02:15 PMhey, short hair is the thing! i'm a low maintainence woman...worrying about styling hair everyday is a time waster to me.
Posted by: Karoda at August 8, 2006 12:06 PMI love it. You rad bitch. It fits your personality.
Strong and beautiful.
Hi Melly, I think it is a very strong hair cut :-) There are plenty of benefits to a short do! I think the best thing is that it is fairly easy to change the hairstyle with a bit of growing and variations in cutting... much more versatile than long.
Cheers
Claire
PS The photo reminded me a little bit of Grace Jones from the 80's, she deffinitely had a warrior thing going... It is a look I like
Well, I guess everyone can tell I never posted anything before, nothing seemed to be happening, so I hit the button twice. Ah well, as you are not your hair, I am not my tech skills (or lack thereof)!
Posted by: Jane at August 6, 2006 09:29 PMWow! A warrior, huh? But with the soul of a poet and the heart of an artist. It will be beautiful because you are beautiful.
Posted by: Jane at August 6, 2006 09:24 PMWow! A warrior, huh? But with the soul of a poet and the heart of an artist. It will be beautiful because you are beautiful.
Posted by: Jane at August 6, 2006 09:23 PM