To punish my parents
I dyed my hair
the color of my name
and didn't apply to Princeton.
They adored their alma mater.
When I accepted Yale
their mouths gaped and sighed
and spoke deadened words:
"You can't do this,
Mauve."
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Mauve
To punish my parents
I dyed my hair
the color of my name
and didn't apply to Princeton.
They adored their alma mater.
When I accepted Yale
their mouths gaped and sighed
and spoke deadened words:
"You can't do this,
Mauve."
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