My hair grows up



My hair grows UP
the weight of the world is held up by my hair
Each coil n curls holds things that’s unfair
The kitchen controls all the thoughts I bare
The edges lessen  because all I fear
The middle the middle is tender and at the same time Brittle no you can’t touch it you won’t understand the things captured by the middle
My hair grows up because the sun needs somewhere to rest
My hair holds it’s rays at best
This Afro you see is the sun Stretching n breathing life into me
my hair Grows up and covers me

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The strength of a black womens hair. The depth and understanding of why it’s so tangled .

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Written on February 23, 2023

Submitted by Davidaawelch on January 28, 2024

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Scheme ABBBCDEEFF
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 525
Words 107
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10

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A black female law enforcement officer who survived the shield. I write to drown out the noise. I’m learning to love myself with GODS unchanging hands . more…

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  • ilovewrighting
    Gorgeous. The line about the sun needing somewhere to rest really stuck with me. Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece.
    LikeReply2 months ago

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