Chemically 'Corrected'

Farewell to my chemically ‘corrected’ hair

My peer respected and socially accepted hair

Natively neglected and African rejected hair

No more harsh chemicals and over heated pressers

Spending every 4-6 weeks at the hairdressers

Imitating the hair of my ancestral oppressors

Using products that are far from kind

So my coarse undefined tresses can become fine and gain pretentious silk & shine

My thick strands of curls & coils

Regularly bathed in natural oils and treated like royals

My glorious crown of kinks
I'm leaving it to flourish in its natural state regardless of what anyone else thinks
Not easily swayed by the wind, my hair is now wild with no reason to be tamed

I'm so in love and no longer ashamed of my God given precious mane.

                                                                                                                 - eileen carmel

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