Zebra painted nails hanging over leather toecaps
of water buffalo sandals
resembled Grandma’s
wig net worn
nightly
to
keep
each
new
Toni
permanent
managed whether
pin curl, body wave, or spiral….
If Grandma’s home smelled like rotten eggs & vinegar,
We expect her post perm routine
lounging upon a
La-Z-Boy
smoking
Kool
cigs
as
she
rifled
through pages
of a bestselling
Harlequin Romance, her doo-rag
like a tiara above a sleeveless floral dress.