Figure 4

I will say to my daughter with a stern voice,


Don’t practice pretty.

No fake lashes or false liners.

Do not practice pretty.

Practice poise, so that when you walk into rooms your company 
stands in awe of your grace.

Practice languages, to divide the gap of ill understanding between 
the melanated and the masses.

Practice prowess, learn to identify your targets, aim and obliterate.


Never practice pretty.

A Daughter’s Reminder - Chaz Shermil Hodges