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Towel Head

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This poem is inspired from a personal experience and the hardships I and other girls like me face daily. I wear a headcover called a 'hujab', and I'm 100 percent proud of it. I'm not ashamed at all and I'm proud. It's for my religion, Islam, and no...

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Towel Head

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by maymay621

by maymay621

They call me a towel head.

Though they don't know the meaning.

Behind this hijab is hair

Just like the girl right next to me.

I am no different.

I am not a towel head.

They call me a towel head.

And spit at me as their cars pass by.

I stay silent

As they yell cruel words.

I get pushed around.

For they will never know the meaning.

I am no different.

I am not a towel head.