Keepers Of The Grease
(a phrase coined by my gurl Alyce
)
Keepers of the grease
We are
Once nappy-headed
Now DARK & LOVELY
Passing on the sacred jar
We are
Fertilizing the hair roots
Of our daughters
With wisdom
Touching up the new growth
We are
Weaving their hair strands
With the fibres of our knowledge
That spreads like AFRO-SHEEN dreams
So that we-she may be seen
In a different light
Microscopic braided lights
Interlock it rows of canes
In the cotton fields
Of black beauty
Perming our history
And overcoming the shame
Passing hot comb torches
We are
With the generation
Of hands
Doing hair
Sweetened with a honey-blond crown
We are
On top of a smooth, black, silky mane
Layered with a burgundy HENNA wash
We are
Drop curls permanently fixed in place
With HAIR FOOD
Nappy-glued
"The Keepers Of The Grease"
We are...
Hunter
All Rights Reserved
(a phrase coined by my gurl Alyce
)Keepers of the grease
We are
Once nappy-headed
Now DARK & LOVELY
Passing on the sacred jar
We are
Fertilizing the hair roots
Of our daughters
With wisdom
Touching up the new growth
We are
Weaving their hair strands
With the fibres of our knowledge
That spreads like AFRO-SHEEN dreams
So that we-she may be seen
In a different light
Microscopic braided lights
Interlock it rows of canes
In the cotton fields
Of black beauty
Perming our history
And overcoming the shame
Passing hot comb torches
We are
With the generation
Of hands
Doing hair
Sweetened with a honey-blond crown
We are
On top of a smooth, black, silky mane
Layered with a burgundy HENNA wash
We are
Drop curls permanently fixed in place
With HAIR FOOD
Nappy-glued
"The Keepers Of The Grease"
We are...
Hunter
All Rights Reserved
