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My hair doesn\u2019t need to be told to relax\u2026\nor need to be pressed, or weakened
\nSo that it can fly in the wind
\nOr be flung over the shoulder
\nI\u2019d rather carry the weight
\nLike a boulder<\/p>\n
My hair doesn\u2019t need to be told to relax\u2026
\nor need to be pressed, or weakened
\nSo that it can fly in the wind
\nOr be flung over the shoulder
\nI\u2019d rather carry the weight
\nLike a boulder<\/p>\n
Means I\u2019m strong enough
\nBold enough
\nTo walk along with my black sisters
\nQueens of Kemet
\nI feel the need to connect
\nWith these roots<\/p>\n
Black roots so strong
\nToo strong to be hidden
\nUnderneath something so weak
\nBut it\u2019s a shame how we always sweep
\n\u2018em up when they start peeping<\/p>\n
From under the rug
\nYour thirsty roots cry out
\nDon\u2019t let \u2018em die out
\nNurture your roots<\/p>\n
And let them grow
\nSoon they\u2019ll flow
\ninto
\nTight coils and luscious \u2018fros<\/p>\n
The hair you never knew you had
\nGood hair
\nHair you\u2019re gonna love so bad
\nYes they\u2019ll call you mad,
\nBut answer this<\/p>\n
Is it better to be part artificial
\nOr to be 100% natural?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"My hair doesn\u2019t need to be told to relax\u2026 or need to be pressed, or weakened So that it can fly in the wind Or be flung over the shoulder I\u2019d rather carry the weight Like a boulder Means I\u2019m…","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":74391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poetry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n