10-10-2016, 10:56 AM
I had to read the first line a couple of times since in our vernacular, pumping a plumber's helper would mean getting exceedingly friendly with the tradesman's apprentice...
The black blobs do conjure up such an appetising image. Hair, once jettisoned from its bodily roots, is really a most unattractive thing -- but I do hope you manage to retain your dignified gre(a)y for as long as it takes for you to at least knit yourself a bonnet.
On a critical level (because I feel compelled to mention), this works well as a metaphor for the departure of youth. All those years down the drain, and the surface is stagnant. Cheery thoughts all round.
The black blobs do conjure up such an appetising image. Hair, once jettisoned from its bodily roots, is really a most unattractive thing -- but I do hope you manage to retain your dignified gre(a)y for as long as it takes for you to at least knit yourself a bonnet.
On a critical level (because I feel compelled to mention), this works well as a metaphor for the departure of youth. All those years down the drain, and the surface is stagnant. Cheery thoughts all round.
It could be worse