Tagged: Nostalgia

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I’m Not Braiding Your Hair Today!

The other day I saw myself in the mirror as bare as can be. Hair going in several directions, fly-always everywhere, untamed and certainly not slicked back! Sheesh, even my color had faded. Deep...

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Dried, Fried, & Detangled Hair

Dried, fried, and detangled hair What can you tell me today? Did someone water your ringlets? Or leave them in despair… Coconut oil Leave-in conditioner Castor oil Grows them edges just right! Baby hairs...

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Micro Management and Power Struggles

They tried to place me into a box Redefining me without my input Aiming for me to be a Yes “Wo Man” But that wasn’t my natural story Bullseye on my back Ostracizing plans...

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I Am From

I am from music, brooms and dustpans, radios. From the front stoop, upstairs, two doors to my own room, and a backyard. From hot dogs, eggs, and dinner time at the table until I...