This poem came about when I was thinking of an idea for a new post. My high school had recently held a talent show, and this young man, by the name of Theron Mcghee, entered one of his pieces. Honeychile,let me tell you! It's hard to get a standing ovation out of me, but I gave him one. Needless to say, he won first place for spoken word.So I sent him a message on Myspace, and asked him would he write a poem about natural hair for my blog. He said yes, and here it is.
Beauty
lets take it back to 72
where everybody was rockin' the fros
yea the nappy do
none of those additives and straighteners
yea natural was the flavor
now it seems that everybody is haters
on those that are brave and bold enough
to wear the hair god has given them
the hair god has carefully picked for her or him
its crazy
as soon as the child is born they're checking the baby
"do they have good hair?"
"do they have bad hair?"
why should you care?
now there's nothing wrong with perms and hot combs
but lets not judge those that are bold
and know the roots of their home natural hair is beautiful
not something that should be considered as unsuitable
- Theron Mcghee, member of 'The New Left'
Contact T.Mcghee: Hoyas20@yahoo.com
