Twirled my hair
As long
As I remember
So much that I don’t control
When I do it
My body just starts on auto pilot
3 decades of entwining strands
Between my fingers
Because the feel
Of the smooth straight
Reassures me that my body and my mind
Are mine
When around others
I curl my fingers
Up through my hair
Onto my scalp
To remind my body
To relax
I still belong to myself
Other people’s opinions
Are not cages that can trap me
And take away my freedom