"THE TRUE HER"

A Poem by Willie Lavender

THIS IS ABOUT A 23 YEAR OLD BLACK WOMAN WITH A VERY BIG AND PRETTY AFRO AND SHE FINDS HER AFRO TO BE THE PERFECT STYLE FOR HER BUT ALSO A GREAT SYMBOL OF WHO SHE REALLY IS...

MR. HEAVENLY "PRINCE" NITRO AKA MR. SKINNY CLEAN

"THE TRUE HER"

THE TRUE HER SERIES-POETRY

WARNING: READ VERY SLOWLY

SUCH-A-BEAUTIFUL-LADY/TOUGH-PAINS-GROOVES-IN-HER-STATE(1)ROCKS-HER-HAIR-IN-AFRO/GOD-WAS-THERE-WITH-GRABBING-BROKEN(2)/SOUL-SHE-WAS/, /OVER-THE-STRUGGLE/....LOVES HER AFRO.../GIRL-SEES-WORLD/(3)HALF-DISCRIMINATION;HALF-GREAT/PAST-WAS-ELIMINATED;TASK-IS-2-STAY(4)TRUE-2-HER-ROOTS;NEVER-CHANGE/SCOOPING-THE-PROOF;DEVIL-IS-GAY(5) IN-MIRROR-PICKS-HER-FRO/IS-REALLY-LIVING-WITH-GLOW(6)/FRO-IS-GLOWING/, /SO-IN-THE-CODE'S-MEANS/, NO THIS ISN'T /ROWEN OR JOLEEN/(7) HOLD-THIS-PICTURE;POST-IT-4-THOSE-DREAMS/OVER-A-SYSTEM-COLD-AS-A-PLUGGED-FRIDGE(8)