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Thick Hair

Posted 2026-05-09 by Katherine Montalto

Thick hair My grandparents come from an island On the flag is medusa’s face, snakes all Braided into a crown atop her head Wild strands held in place by ears of wheat The women who tell me now that they are jealous of my long thick wavy hair are The same girls in middle school who made fun Of the matching unibrow and mustache Sometimes at the salon I am told it’s Too thick and it will damage the sink and the scissors Giving instructions on how to cut it Is like listing the rules of gremlin care Everything grows weaker as I age But my thick hair retains all its power

Posted in: Poetry | Tagged: 2026, 2026 05, 2026 sonnet, poem, poetry, sonnet

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