To All My Sisters Who Don't Wear Weaves

To All My Sisters
who don’t wear weaves
Inspired By Gwendolyn Brooks's To All My Sisters Who Have Kept their Naturals

Sisters who love themselves so much
that they will not perpetuate an image.
They will not push false versions of themselves.
They know beauty comes from within
and are strong
know true love
and stand tall
short hair and all
divas with caesar cut waves
bold with curled bobs
wrapped around their crown
They rock their hair their way.
they don’t buy any hair from a horse
or a corpse
They don’t see Jolie as themselves to be
Nor do they mimic ideas of society.
If they don’t have it to swing
They rock their own—go on Ms. Thing!
No imitations here
(everyone knows it’s not theirs)
[but I paid for it, so it’s mine!]
No claims of Indian ancestry—
[you know I got Indian in my family]
(really? what tribe?)
[Cherokee]
—just beauty for all to see.