Cornrows on a white girl

Yeah, just me bein stupid :p

Corn rows on a white girl

Who would have thought?

Not saying I'm tryna be thug

Not saying I'm not

I think they look cool

So dude, what's your beef

Cornrows on a white girl

It's pretty damn hot on me

Corn rows on a white girl

Say "Don't mess with me" 

Make me look all tough 

So you'll leave me be

Corn rows on a white girl

Say "I'm kinda insane"

Because of how tight they're braided

They're affecting my brain

Corn rows on a white girl

Say "I'll take you down"

Nothing to pull yourself up

When you're on the ground

Corn rows on a white girl

Don't mean a damn thing

It's just something new

For Annabelle Lee

Author's Note

trying something new with my hair, they're not "real" cornrows since they only go about halfway back, but I got a few comments at weights so I figured I'd write about it

Reviews

[h d e rushin]

interesting. I actually had some cornrows back in the day.......way back in the day.......before
worry, wind, chemo, heredity, the jerry curl, two failed love affairs, too much salt and sugar,
the Detroit tigers baseball cap, sleeping standing on my head, rubbed it (rotted it) out.

I like this poem, for no other reason, than the image it conjures and the discussion it fosters.
good write,
dana

[Annabelle Lee]

thank you.

[icelandicblue]

It's funny how a change can add dimensions to our personalities that I suspect were there all along.

[Annabelle Lee]

thank you.

[rhythm&blues]

This was an enjoyable read, I've seen white girls with corn rows, I didn't realize there was such a stigma attached. Seems to be a summer trend. Nice work.

[Annabelle Lee]

thank you.

[quinfinn]

if you wanna sport a head full of corn rows, that is your business. Bo Derek did it in the movie "10" and she looked damned hot! i think a woman's beauty is in her attitude and the way she carries herself anyway. hell yeh, girl! you go! great write!

[Annabelle Lee]

Thanks, QUIN!

[quinfinn]

always welcome....

[Salar Majak]

i love cornrows!! adore them, on a white girl, a dark girl, a white guy, a dark guy, you never get tired of them and they are cool and a bit insane too
pretty poem

[Annabelle Lee]

Thank you!

[Baby Ricochet]

I really like this poem. Corn rows on a white girl are a beautiful thing

[Annabelle Lee]

Thanks, man!

[KAOlmsted]

I had no earthly idea having cornrows was something white girls had to explain, analyze, justify, whatever...Not for nothing but Bo Derek had them back in 1979 when she starred in the movie 10...Curious what it means these days...thug and gangsta? Really? Interesting, Annabell Lee...you always manage to teach this old dog something new. Thanks for sharing this!

[Annabelle Lee]

Thanks, Kimmer!

[KAOlmsted]

My pleasure.

[Nia Hope]

You go girl if that's what you wanna do rock them like a black girl lol awesome poem :)

[Annabelle Lee]

Thank you!