posted fb 07/11/13
#271 My hair does not define me
My hair does not define me
it makes me more of me
my hair challenges you
it offends you
it stares you in the face
how dare I not straighten
am I really part of this Black race?
you believe I am lazy
as I do not conform
making my hair lay flat
I understand is the norm
you believe I am a disgrace
as you are forced to look at my face
without the asian locks
hiding my nubian traits
so I do not spend hours
at the hairdressers
sitting in a chair
listening to the gossip
while they take texture and flare
I am not affected by the media
and what you want me to be
and men who don't look at me
are shallow and simply not for me
this is not how I chose to spend my money
buying perms and tracks
as they play on your insecurities
and laugh behind your backs
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