singer ~ goapele
my best friend is getting sisterlocs very soon & i've informed her that i will be chronicling her journey from time to time. so to those who follow my blog, stay tuned...not necessarily to be virtually captivated by her liberation as i am, but because i will most likely follow in her very same footsteps!
as a matter of fact, my friend, whom i'll call "nyah", which is swahili for "purpose", has not informed her husband of her intended journey. a journey from perms to weaves to braids to more perms...& now locs. you see, nyah's husband has what i call an el debarge sort of coil to his crown, unlike the tightly coiled hair of our ancestors. and although they are ridiculously in luv, nyah still wonders how he'll react to her transition.
in idle moments, nyah has caught glimpses of her man running his fingers thru his own ringlets. she's often wondered why he never runs his fingers through her own hair. is it too long, too soft, to straight or could he really just have a jones for texture...the same texture that she's tried to alter for years. well...believe it or not...nyah got her answer just the other night, when she was awakened to find her husband running his fingers thru her new growth. call it what u want, but it sounds like more than an "aha" moment to me...and it was then, that nyah realized...it's time! so contrary to the song that so powerfully declares, "I AM NOT MY HAIR"; i'd be remissed to let u believe that my hair doesn't speak to me. it tells me when to frame my face and when to let it go. it warns me of when to stay indoors and when to cover up. it tells me when i can swim, when i can run and reminds me to NEVEREVER step foot into the sauna. my god...my hair can even predict the weather. to be very frank, i can almost monitor my hair like a woman would her cycle...a retouch in 4 weeks, and if 6 ...OH MY!!!!
so there u have it...
stay tuned to a beautiful journey
in pursuit of a
~natural end~
Labels: chronicles of nyah
singer ~ goapele 
7 Comments:
Very nice post..Sister Locs (i've heard) are actually better to manipulate than regular locs.They are smaller in size so they can be motivated into styles that most loc wearers can't achieve. Additionally they aren't as "heavy" as regular thicker locs.
Being au naturel myself I've enjoy the chameleon lifestyle I can lead with my hair. But don't be fooled Natural is not easy. It's a reality check that most aren't able to deal with. We say natural then go get a "silkner" because we can't come face to face with our TRUE texture (every one wants to be Tracy Ross LOL)
So I'll definitely be checking in on you and Nyah! Journeys with BF's are always exciting...
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hey PG, i feel u on that reality check....i know it's real girl! btw - if i had yr texture, i'd be doin' the tracy ross all the way down buffalo speedway! LOL...so it's gonna take some time to do this right, cuz u know i gots to look good workin' my locs! keep the tips comin'!!! thanxxx!
With so many different hues, hair textures, shapes and styles to our extended black family. It’s no wonder; so many other races find us irresistible and still fantasies . And we keep adding to the mix of hues. “I’d say gon’ with your bad self, Nyah. Do the thang”
But be careful…that’s how babies get made. LOL
i hear u talkin' SB...but i don't know nothin' 'bout makin' no babies! HA!
hello... :-)
I recognize that last line btw, lol
thanx for chiming in IW!
btw - i absolutely love the "realness" of your blog. it's always a great read! :)
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