Tearing My Hair Out Haiku

Jill Anthony

Jul 29, 20211 min read

Compulsion and shame

A childhood shattered within

Piles of useless hair

4 Comments

Susan Scannell Gilbert

Jul 29, 2021

The hair that replaced it is beautiful as is the woman under it all.

Jill Anthony

Jul 29, 2021

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Thank you, Sue! Love you. ❤️

kathleenswhitehead

Jul 29, 2021

This captures the power of Haiku... precise, poignant imagery. My heart is crying over younger you ... which also helps me have compassion for younger me.

Jill Anthony

Jul 29, 2021

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Thanks, Kathleen. I love haikus!

Sending love and compassion for younger you! We carry so much with us from those years, often without even realizing it!