on the chopping block

do you believe that hair holds memories?

they say that hair holds memories
and that even the stronger winds can not 
blow away the weight of recollections
knotted at the root.

my hair grows faster than the average person's 
and i do not know if that is because
i tend to pick up echoes of the past 
and store them as reminders 
or if i am simply too greedy
to ever let go. 

but today, 
even if it's just for a few breaths,
i will let the scissors sink deep
into souvenirs of suffering that
i want to forget.