Dissonance

dis·so·nance

/ˈdisənəns/

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refers to a tension or clash resulting from the combination of two disharmonious or unsuitable elements.

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Opposite: harmony

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My hair be afro.

my hair be afro too tamed to be an afro

My hair be confused.

be slicked back in ponytail

be too tangled to do anything else

My hair be angry.

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be restless

be brown

be red

be every color of my rainbow

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My hair be shrinking violet

violent but not

My hair be insecure.

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be too exotic

to be white

be curled into itself

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My hair be confused.

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be too

anything but to be black.

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My hair be too willing to break

anything that gets to close

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My hair be angry.

be anything but silent

be loud

be creative

be too Saturday night

My hair be a microphone

be snaps

be slams

be

beats

boxed into braids

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My hair be my mom

angry

but answering the phone.

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Subdue

glaring

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My hair be ebonic vernaculars said wrong

on purpose.

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My hair be confused

be insecure

be angry

be snaps

be slams

be

insecure

be angry

be snaps

be slams

be

ebonic vernaculars said wrong on purpose

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My hair

can’t be outta place if it ain’t have one to begin with.

be too little

and too much

at the same time

be confused all the time

be split, spitting parts of me in the wake

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My hair be an empty quotation mark

be just waiting for a breath,

big enough

to hold her

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My hair be mistaken for me.