THE CROWN OF SCABS

RATHER HALF WIGS OR GLUED 
WIGS THE MEANING OF 
THE CROWN OF SCABS 
STARTLED GOD THERE ARE 
REASONS FOR WIGS CANCER 
BRAIN INJURY SCARS BUT 
NATURAL HAIR IS THE BEAUTY 
OF ESSENCE OF NUBIAN 
GLOW I LOVE MY NATURAL 
HAIR ESPECIALLY SINCE I 
HAVE TO GET INJECTIONS 
EVERY MONTH WHAT A 
WASTE OF MONEY TIME 
ENERGY I LOVE MY NARTUAL 
IRISH ITALIAN AFRICAN 
AMERICAN CHEROKEE 
CURLS THE IRISH TRULY 
OVER LAPS ALL OTHER 
CULTURES THAT BLENDED 
TO CREATE ME I NEVER 
REALLY KNEW WHY MY 
GRANDMOTHER BRUSHED 
MY REDDISH BLONDE HAIR 
WITH COFFEE TO DARKEN 
THE IRISH NOW MY IRISH 
CURLS OUTSHINE EVERY 
CULTURE THE WOMEN 
OF ZION WERE CURSED 
WITH THE CROWN OF 
SCABS FOR MATERILISTIC 
ARROGANCE WEARING WIGS 
ARE A SIGN OF DISGRACE 
CONSIDERED AN ORNAMEMT 
OF STATUS GOD SMITED 
THEM WITH SORES ON 
THE SCALP THEIR FOREHEADS 
WE REMAIN BARE FROM 
WEARING WIGS AS ORNAMENTS
JEWELRY GOD PUNISHED 
THE DAUGHTERS OF ZION 
WITH SORES ON THEIR 
HEADS THEIR FOREHEADS 
STILL BARE RATHER EXPENSIVE 
AFRICA BRAIDS EXPENSIVE WIGS 
WEAVE WE ARE IN THOSE TIMES 
OF JUDGEMENT TODAY THE 
DAUGHTERS OF ZION OWNING 
HAIRLINE STARTED FAR BEHIND 
THEIR PERTRUDING FOREHEADS 
THEY WAER HALF WIGS WE SEE 
THE SIGNS 86 PERCENT OFF 
THE COST GOES UP TO THOUSANDS 
OF DOLLARS TO SEW IN HAIR GLUE 
IN HAIR TO LOOK MAKE POOR 
WOMEN LOOK WEALTHY CURSED 
BY GOD HIMSELF WIGS BRAINDS 
ON EVERY CORNER EVEN 
I EMBRACE MY IRISH MOSS
LOOKING RED CURLY HAIR THE 
BEAUTY OF MY FACE ILLUMINATES 
HONORING GOD NOT TO BE CURSED 
WITH A CROWN OF SCABS WEARING 
A CROWN DOESN'T MAKE YOU 
A QUEEN ITS A SYMBOL OF GODS 
CURSE UPON THE PROUD ARROGANT 
WOMEN OF ZION BEING A NATURAL 
BEAUTY PLEASES THE LORD 
I EMBRACE IT I OWN IT
I AM CARRIE KEETON
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