An ode to dreads

Discussion in 'Dreadlocks' started by jimnuggits, May 10, 2009.

  1. jimnuggits

    jimnuggits Member

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    Years ago
    Before the internets,
    I wanted dreads
    Long locks that made the sheeple scatter.
    I tried eggs, and wax, and other weird
    mess

    I was too young to know any better
    and too impatient
    to
    wait

    I gave up.

    Years past,
    and I got the money to have someone else
    Get me dreads.
    A Hundred dollars and twists,
    A shower and I'm back to
    square
    One.

    Years, again.
    The dreads called me,
    from across the globe.
    Went to see Bob,
    No body, but not gone for sure.
    I learned to ask
    for the backcomb and dreads,
    Finally.

    But I wasn't ready for the wisdom they lay upon your head.
    Bye bye dread.

    Now,
    no help, no money, no wax.
    Know dreads.
    And here I am, on the road again,
    ready,
    patient,
    a dread in training.
     
  2. mandyland

    mandyland Senior Member

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  3. jimnuggits

    jimnuggits Member

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    totally working on that...
     
  4. Heykid Matt

    Heykid Matt Member

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    Is this a poem?
    Spelling/grammar errors like woah.
     
  5. zilla939

    zilla939 Thought Police Lifetime Supporter

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    No, not really - no spelling errors except intentional ones. And as for the grammar - they call it poetry.

    "sheeple" - sheep people
    "know dreads" - He's playing off the line before, saying essentially that the dreads have come into being.
     
  6. addictedt0chaos

    addictedt0chaos Lunar Dreadlocks

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    srsly? Not you too...
     
  7. jimnuggits

    jimnuggits Member

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    An 'ode' is a tribute poem- poetry... Freeform, but poetry nonetheless.
     
  8. XisMySpot

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    Went to see Bob,
    No body, but not gone for sure.


    So I take it that obvi since Bob's not with us, the OP looked to him for inspiration.

    I do enjoy the errors since it emphasizes that the OP is still in training and is experiencing the process literally one breath at a time. I read that after noticing how different feelings have their own lines.

    Since when did poetry have to be perfect anyways?
     
  9. vigilanteherbalist2

    vigilanteherbalist2 Senior Member

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  10. mandyland

    mandyland Senior Member

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    wow ya'll really know how to analayze! I didnt catch any of that. I thought sheeple was a spelling error for sheep. lol.
     
  11. Pat__

    Pat__ Banned

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    watch out for the tannaleigh

    she's a spelling nazi
     
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  13. jimnuggits

    jimnuggits Member

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    I have pics in my album, finally. Progress! The before, then about three weeks in...
     
  14. Heykid Matt

    Heykid Matt Member

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    Oh, I guess I'm not too educated on random terms as these.
     
  15. spiralmama

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    I like it too!
     

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