Sunday, July 13, 2014

My Afro

My Afro's a crown.
Standing proudly on my head,
curling, coiling and twisting.
She's cocky.

When I think I have control she spits coconut and Jamaican castor oil.
I strap her down, grab one of her strands.

Twisting it around itself, until it forms a knot; she relents.
Then i grab another and another until shes completely bound.
She stays that way until i release her.

I run my fingers through her tresses.
she loosens.
Wild curls in every direction.

A middle ground.