Black Hair

This is a poem written by the undeniably talented Gene Cole, the Ebony Poet, a friend on one of my internet social networks ...it is posted here for your pleasure with his permission!

Black Hair

Be it curly

Nappy

Dreads

Or a doobie

It exemplifies her sensuality

Be it straight

Cut short or down to her waist

Tied up or natural

Or worn in a Angela Davis Afro

It is a part of her style and culture…

The modification

Of her hair’s beautification

Within her different styles

She builds a foundation

Of a strong black woman…

From the African motherland

The hair design of a black woman

Showed the art and beauty

Of our ancestry

Be it locks

Micro braids or cornrow

Perm or colored

A black woman’s hair flows

Style

Artistry

The definition of her culture

For a black woman’s hair is her creativity

It defines her spirit…

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