Silver Bells

27 years brought my first gray hair.
I wasn't sure when to expect it really. Or them. It could have been droves.
It's been there for some time now.
Nearly six inches long, with two added inches of my natural brunette for records sake.

Some would be flabbergasted.
"How could this have happened to me?!"
Others might be ashamed.
"I have to cover this up! No one can know!"
And there is always denial ...
"I'm too young! Woe! Youthful, pre-thirties woe!"

I, on the other hand, am proud.
You see, I earned this.
Years of my own torturous thoughts paved the way for this single silvery showing of persistence.

In another 27 years ... I better at least have two.

*laughs*