your hair style

you thought about
joining the army
or the navy when you
were younger.
but you didn't feel
like dying at the time,
or cutting your hair.
things were
different then.
patriotism was
measured in other
ways, besides
putting on a uniform
and going to war.
it was more about
marching to end
wars, but there
was only one going
on at the time so
it was easy to focus
and the government
couldn't be trusted.
i guess in many ways
nothing has really
changed, but your
hair style, or lack
thereof.