I have never liked long hair - Poem
I have never liked long hair,
So much that I cut my hair short,
But when I look upon her hair,
Long
and running wild
Like flames of fire running
Deep,
Those months passed dyed hair
Made me feel the strength that I never felt
With
Oiled & Obeying braids,
Hers were velvet, because,
Hers were of ownership
"She to herself"
Our lengths of hair denoted
Our stories,
Hers of freedom
Mine of realisation,
That,
I don't hate long hair
But I feel ownership
In my short ones.
Varnika Thukral (she/her), is an 18 years old and wandered soul sailing from the city of Delhi, India. Her brain sings of musings and when heart syncs the tune, you can find her writing. A reader to her roots, dispersed and unfound. A believer in that every leaf has a distinct articulation and people are none different.