Afro Hair Poems

Sebaceous glands connected to follicles secrete an oily substance called sebum

With a title deeply rooted
in subject matter iterated above
invariably makes for hair raising poem,
though I...

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He rode a horse he got thrown off
Onto the ground his head hit first
In a pile of manure horses pie
On top of his head he...

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Hair brain glob pores;
Scape congested cog webs spores;
Covered chrome top
Afro?


4/5/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. ©2021...

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I once had that Afro hair you now rock, oh yes i once had it.   
Not in the 40s, not in the 50s...

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My hair has always 
had a mind of its own
Stays doing whatever
it wants whenever 
it pleases
Just never bothers to do 
any of it, at my...

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first meeting
by sight has
since blinded
me for she
had a towel
wrapped as
if African style
or getting out
of the shower

(to note her
face was pure
no makeup
nor blemish
of an almost
copper toned
color...

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afro comb
and hair
the good old days



posted on September 12, 2018...

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The hair sits on my head like it's a throne
And I'm a heir to the heritage
Generations of my people passed this 
crown on to me...

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I'm a black woman and I cry
I'm a black woman and I cry 
You've been telling me 
all my life
that everything was going to be...

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soft
raven
jet 'BLACK'

short
puffy
afro 'BLACK'

thick
matted
tangled hair

unstyled
unkempt
headscarf
seals my 'BLACK'

thick
course
wavy
nappy headed grave


coil
curl
twist
my fingertips 
pleasant sore
my 'BLACK' hair scorn


rapunzel hair weave
creamy crack relaxer
black hair hatred
hair expresses rotten 


yet and still...

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authentic 

historic...

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BEAUTY COMES IN ALL SHADES AND COLORS ALL WALKS OF LIFE ALL JOURNEYS!

I SEE A WOMAN WHO IS 4 FT 11 IN. WITH RED HAIR...

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