it was no coincidence, my
first bikini wax
was on the day you decided
i wasn't worth
ripping out
were you afraid?
taken by the root
i assure you
i would rather avoid the inevitable
regrowth, but
hairs don't choose
where their heads lay

if they had eyes, or legs
we might judge differently
but they don’t

instead, they’re stuck
in your skin
and every time they double
back thinner