Knotty, nappy
snap, crackle happy
bushy tresses
pomade messes
comb throughs
"scare-do's"
fixing up the kitchen
pullin' and twitchin'
corn rows, hair bows, afros,
style hoes
slaves to the press and curl
get it like the white girl’s
wash 'n set
don't get wet!
scalp greasin'
comb teasin'
braid it, fade it dye it, fry it
red wig you dig?
2 month term, got the perm
don't it burn?
not to mention the extensions
twists and dreads
locked instead
cut it out
sisters shout!
hair raisin’, nothing fazin’
growing on, still strong
African born
©2003 by Valerie Norris
