On being asked if I Kinda Wanna –b- Nappy Again
I say the condition:
Kinky, Curly, Long, Strands
Now
Pressed,
With a slender comb placed on the stove
I say the heat was hot = creased tresses.
Mother pulled my head back heavily with her hands on Sunday mornings,
“Mama you burned me”--[Always on my ear]
She says, “Gurl shut yo’ mouf, Im’s almost finish!”
I say the style:
My hair was sandy-brown [not anymore],
She would section off four parts on the top of my head
Like a map, Directing you to the
North>South>East>West= ponytails, with pink ribbons.
I say the wash:
The chemicals started to seep in my brain at the
Age of ten she got married to this guy
I say he turned in to more guys
Therefore, [my ear was never burned],
I say again:
The tresses now are strands of splinted ends:
By way of chemicals purchased by her from
Sally’s Beauty Supply, Wal-Mart, Target, and The Discount Beauty Store
All for $5.99-- a boxed Perm
All to make MY HAIR straight: [Society told her to do that].
I say she burnt me again.
She says, “No’z I didn’t; sit back down!”
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