All Nonfiction
- Bullying
- Books
- Academic
- Author Interviews
- Celebrity interviews
- College Articles
- College Essays
- Educator of the Year
- Heroes
- Interviews
- Memoir
- Personal Experience
- Sports
- Travel & Culture
All Opinions
- Bullying
- Current Events / Politics
- Discrimination
- Drugs / Alcohol / Smoking
- Entertainment / Celebrities
- Environment
- Love / Relationships
- Movies / Music / TV
- Pop Culture / Trends
- School / College
- Social Issues / Civics
- Spirituality / Religion
- Sports / Hobbies
All Hot Topics
- Bullying
- Community Service
- Environment
- Health
- Letters to the Editor
- Pride & Prejudice
- What Matters
- Back
Summer Guide
- Program Links
- Program Reviews
- Back
College Guide
- College Links
- College Reviews
- College Essays
- College Articles
- Back
Conditioner
May 10, 2017
She understood
the finer points of conditioner, my mother.
I can still see
my four-year-old-ghost self
wobbling on the bathroom stool,
Mother rubbing in clementine
or lilac or everlasting sunshine,
trying to reconcile my curls with a ponytail.
Even then, she could not fix
my three-foot-four-inch preschool problems,
but she could simply love
and brush out the tangles.
© Andrea S., Oakhurst, CA
Similar Articles
Previous Next
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
This article has 0 comments.
