Bitter_Sweet....Tales of the Beginnings..(2)

and so my hair has reduced in height...

I have nutured and watered her roots for 3 years...
saw her through her growing and trying times...
shared her pain, ridicule and insults...
Shared her joy when she touched my shoulders...

shared her sorrow when i cut her back to the neck region.....
shared her torment when she was under the bondage of braids and weaves...
shared her fear for a bleak future of being subjected to black 'crack'...
Then i said no to crack.....
i want to stay clean......

so the crack touched my hair for the last time in April, 2009....
Oh the bliss!
The joy!
the sheer happiness of being free to explore the diverse possibilities she offered!!!

Then i had to go through "cold turkey"
Withdrawal symptoms.....
She wanted the crack so bad it hurt...

Anytime the toothed enemy comes near, she screams....
Her agony swallowed by the faceless foe.....

Then she was subjected to bongage...
at least she wasnt tortured anymore.....

Then i decided to cut off the "cracked and doped" ends.....
have her clean, fresh "crack-free"
Then she was cut...
on all sides....

This time she didnt cry...
didnt scream....
This time she was bursting....
full of joy...

All the fruitless parts of her were cut.....
for the new and fruitfull ones to come...
and this marks the end of her 3 year journey...

We have come so far...
Been through a lot...
But the door of the future opens up to countless possibilities..
And diverse opportunity...
So we take the bold step to the future..

Together.