SHE SAID _SHE SAID _

She sat on the couch,
eating. With a slight slouch
slowly chewing and chewing over
Too serious, I felt dark clouds hover
she gave a hard look
and slowly, her head, she shook.
before she even spoke, I felt the words sink,
"What will people think?"
She said, "if you don't shave that hair"
Her home, she said, wasn't a criminals lair
she gave me 40 bob and told me to go
"and don't come back sporting that Afro"
I assured her all would be well,
took the money, and bought hair gel.