Its hair braided firm, in rows onto the head
Traced back to ancient Afrika, 3,500 BC it‘s said
Still popular and admired, today all over the world
Elaborate are the hair styles, designs and meticulous swirls
The most intricate designs, have been for priestesses and queens
And the more simple styles, reserved for elders, girls and teens
The way we wear our hair, tells a multitude of things
From our age to our personality, is the message it will bring
Now some can’t recall, our elaborate hair styles and they worry
We had to leave our Motherland, come here in such a hurry
We packed not our ornaments, and our combs we had to leave there
Brought to a strange unusual land, that caused us great fear and scare.
When remarkable patterns are weaved, today with Mama’s hands
Into their children's hair, are the patterns of our magnificent homeland
A achievement full of pride, and the heritage of who we are
We gleam with pride and brilliance, like a dazzling glow’n star
Priestess Jywanza ~)o(~
10-27-01
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