Nappy Head

Your hair is dirty, good sir –

Said an innocent child to me one day.

I have what they call African hair,

A natural nappy head.

Its brownish colour they call mousy

What I really would like called auburn.

And so the kid had observed,

She was innocent though

And I had to explain to her

That the same creator who endowed her

With her long beautiful black curly hair

Had also done the same with my kinky mousy one!

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