To backcomb, to rat, to make a bouffant. To return

to the 10th century. To separate or pull. To comb or curl.

To open out by shredding. To prepare for spinning.

To sit before the vanity with the silver-handled brush.

To wink, to flirt, to leave them wanting. To see the self,

to want a bit more. To worry or irritate by persistent action.

To say I wish you would and mean please love me.

To vex, to annoy. To disturb by persistent petting.

To bother, to plague, to arouse, to tempt. To be closer

to god. To be petty. To be ashamed. To appease your mother.

To please. To drag the last three pounds from the waist

to the head. To wear the white dress and eat the cake.

To cover with more hair. To ask God for peace.

To ask the nice policeman for a favor. To plead,

to get on your knees. To wake in the night not knowing.

To be called desperate, pitiful, hideous, pathetic.

To bow as the curtain comes down. To curtsy like a queen.

To be torn asunder, how your children break your heart.