The story of the bird's nest.
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Transcript of The story of the bird's nest.
on top of my head lives a bird’s nest
it wasn’t always there
when i was little, my mother loved my hair
she loved it because it was long and curlywhile hers was short and straight
she would brush it and brush itand brush it some more
until it was nice and poofy
and the finishing touchwas always a
big bowthat sat
right ontop
and the finishing touchwas always a
big bowthat sat
right ontop
but unlike my mother, I always hated my curly hair
i hated it so much,i would pull it back in ponytails so tight my
head would hurt
strangely enough my ponytails hurt my mother a lot more than me
“katie, wear your hair down”
she would plead
and as i grew up, she wasn’t the only one
when you never wear your hair downpeople start to notice
it becomes an insatiable curiosity
“do you ever wear your hair down?”they askand askand ask
no.
you answertime and time again
but you can only say ‘no’ so many timesbefore you cave
and unleash your frizzon the world
when you doit’s hard to denyyou absolutely
and completely love the feeling
of your hair blowing in the windcurls bouncing on your shoulders
and just as you are vowing to never return to the confines of your hairband
you look in the mirror
and swiftly sweep up the disaster
into a compact little bird’s neston top of your head.
sorry mom.