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I notice the steps. In every snip there is release. I see the beauty. In each strand there is natural me. I move through history. In my curly style, I am with different pieces of myself, my parents, my friends, jobs, poetry performances. I see Alamogordo, Las Cruces, Craig, Belen, Hell’s Kitchen, Jersey City, Brooklyn, Astoria, Forrest Hills. Chop the back Lift the sides Shape Shorter Shorter All around Clip clip Cut cut We can stop here. We know these are good places to be.... But if I don’t go further I can’t keep growing. Thank you, Me, for letting me go. Thank you, Judy, for helping me reach new places. Plateaus Within myself and Out in the world Discovery Hiker I Mountain climb. Feel the back Fingers Tussle my own hair Grinning, I am moved by this change. In this new dance I will partake in new Opportunities Move in and through Doors I am a warrior goddess With all of me And beside all of you Beautiful souls to be wi...