Stuck with black attached to hips
Afro hair you stink
A bundle of mess
Telling her to wait on steps
Saying goodnight with late kiss
Pulling tighter up
Boney hands winning trophies
I watch you murder
Trying to make ends
Screaming at the layers cut
White hair was wanted
Long beautiful hair
You gave birth to my sister
Wrapped around purple
Starving for your love
Bellies empty of your grace
Screams to sit up straight
Hot iron pressed upon me
No more of his fluffy curls
Black anger lingers
New adult child
Hair growth never a skill learned
Covering up cuts
Thick, dry, brittle, hair
Caring not for history
A shortened future
Love learns the rhythm
Bit of patience and prudence
An evolving style
Freedom miles away
Keratin expounds beauty
Its legacy speaks
Will you let me speak?
Years told to shut up & wait
Dead ends litter clothes
Bangs cover my eyes
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