Symbols and Structure

I am preoccupied with my hair.
I have been conditioned to consider it:
Beauty
Power
Statement
Color
Vitality
Lift
Life.
I once wrote about my hair as a handle. The sore scalp. The fear.
I didn't write about who used my hair that way. I didn't want to level accusations.
Now I scream:
It is MINE.
I once wrote about my hair as a secret.
Keeping the length hidden away. The luxury.
Now, I say,
This is me. All of it.
I dream of writing about my hair as an asset. A treasure. Adored and precious.
I will have this
Beauty
Power
Statement
Color
Vitality
Lift
Life
I will do it
My
Way.
My way will be better than any of you could have conceived it to be.
My way will be better than I can believe.
My way will be bigger than I dream.