A Very Overdue Haircut

Thank heavens! 💇‍♂️💜

By Gabriel ShamesPublished about 19 hours ago • 1 min read

🙏🧜🏼‍♂️

My hair’s been too long.

Finally! The weight off top…

My head breathes again

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Gabriel Shames

I’m an east coast American, interested in writing poetry and fiction as long as I can remember. I took a test in 4th grade where they told me I wrote creatively at a college level!

Hope you enjoy reading as much I as I do creating ❣️

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A Very Overdue Haircut

Thank heavens! 💇‍♂️💜

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Gabriel Shames

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