COURSENESS OF MY HAIR

by SOCIALIZA - Pisces

IS IT THE COURSENESS OF MY HAIR
THE KINKY CURL THAT I WEAR
THE LOCKED DREDS OF A RASTA
IS IT NECESSARY TO STARE?
OUR STRUGGLE IS STORED IN OUR LOCKS
SOME OF THEM WISHED THEY FORGOT
USED THE CHEMICALS TO BE
AN IMAGE THATS UNIVERSALLY
ACCEPTED AND THOUGHT TO BE NORMAL
NOW SLIGHTLY CLOSER TO OUR ONCE ENEMIES
FRIED, DIED, AND LAYED TO THE SIDE
LONG, BLONDE, PERMED STRAIGHT
BECOMING WHAT BROUGHT US TO THIS FATE
MOMMA ALWAYS TOLD YOU TO STAY OUT OF THE RAIN
DONT YOU EVER LET WATER TOUCH A BLACK GILRS MANE
TAUGHT THAT ARE TEXTURE IS WRONG
YOU CANT WIN IF ITS NOT LONG
REMINSCENCE OF LEGENDARY PLAITS
AND TWISTS
THAT ARE AS TIGHT AND POWERFUL
AS MY RAISED BLACK FIST
SOME OF US ARE GETTING CLOSER
TO THAT LOOK
THE ONE THATS ACCEPTED 
AND WRITTEN IN THE BOOK
BABY GIRL LOOK AROUND
THEY STILL TREAT YOU LIKE A DARK FACED CLOWN
YOU SHALL NEVER BE THE SAME
NO MATTER HOW STRAIGHT YOU GET THAT MANE
SO ANSWER ME THIS QUESTION...
IS IT THE COURSNESS OF MY HAIR
THE KINKY CURL THAT I WEAR 
THE LOCKED DREADS OF A RASTA
IS IT NECCESARY TO STARE?
THE MUSLIM BEARDS OF THE EAST
LOOKED AT AS IF WE WERE BEASTS
CAUSE A BROTHA'S HAIR IS IN ROWS
MUST MEAN HE CAN THROW DETRIMENTAL BLOWS
IF A BROTHA'S HAIR IS BLOWN INTO A PERFECT 360 DEGREE CIRCLE
THE OLD LADY ON THE STREET
MUST GRASP AND GRAB HER PURSE....YOUKNOWWHATIMSAYINBULL
TALKED TO ONE BROTHA FROM THE STREETS
HE SAID HE COULD NOT CONVEY HIS THOUGHTS THROUGH SPEECH
SO HE LETS HIS MIND AND THOUGHTS LOCK
THE END RESULT.....
WELL HE WAS ROCKIN DREAD LOCKS

WAS IT THE THICKNESS OF HIS HAIR
THE KINKY CURL THAT I WEAR
THE LOCKED DREADS OF A RASTA
IS IT NECCESARRY TO STARE?????
Birth sign: Pisces
Date created: 2000-08-31 18:11:19
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:42:40
Poem ID: 57447

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