Introductions

 

Introductions

 

Hello and welcome to my world!

I am Spoken!

And the creature atop my head is Dandelion,and these are our adventures together! I hope you enjoy!

 

 

I guess I should start at the beginning!

I have a childhood friend, named Ayesha!

When we were living together, I was making attempts at "transitioning", though I did not know that was what it was called then, and she convinced me to give up my natural pursuit and revisit the creamy crack. So I did, lol. Then soon after I decided that i wanted to dye my hair blonde and out of sheer blondeness allowed myself to be convinced that it would be safe to do so soon after having relaxed my hair.

(0_o stupid! I know!)

Well, after letting my dye sit a little while it was time to wash it out!

 

Now picture this:

I am bent over a kitchen sink as Ayesha is washing the dye out of my hair. My best friend Slam is monitoring when she suddenly says in a joking tone: "Why it look like yo hair falling out?"

Ayesha quickly hushed her as I began to freak out.

This quickly became a dramatic movie scene as I ran my fingers through my hair and felt my hands fill up with hair that should've been connected to my scalp. Then slowly backed into a wall and sunk to the floor in tears as I half cried and half laughed at what use to be my hair.

Then quickly realized there was no use crying over spilled tresses and jumped into action. I text every barber and stylist I knew and inquired about house calls and how late was too late (it was almost midnight).

 

The very next day I made the first step in the conception of Dandelion.

I wore my hair in a low fade or variations thereof for a few years until I finally decided I was ready to embark on my mission to have the record for the longest afro. It has been a quite a journey in learning to love myself and letting go of my hair stigma, but it has been one of the best experiences of my life.

I hope that you feel the same way through your natural journey or that I can help you find this feeling through this blog.

I am a poet, naturalista, artist, friend, nail polish addict, recovering product junkie and so much more!

Welcome to my adventures with Dandelion



 

Would you like to share your natural hair journey as well? Contact me at Spokenheart_mf@aol.com.