Gold Hoop Earrings

I associate her with the sound of snapping gum

swinging hips that push
everyone out the way

Acrylic nails

Hair every colour of the rainbow, 
depending on her mood that day

Sun dresses that accentuate her breasts

And gold dripping from her earlobes

She is aphrodite in the flesh

Never short of questions

In large supply of truth

A piercing attitude

You know exactly how she feels 
because she'll tell you 

She is my sister, a friend, the woman I've always admired from afar

I see her in my mother 

Her head held high, 
in constant juxtaposition with her thighs
 
She loves like she does everything... 
fiercely, unafraid 

She bites the bullet and throws it back 

She gives what she gets, twice as harder. 

The line of her shoulders caves as she grows older

From carrying our burdens. 

Note : For as long as I can remember, I've always wanted gold hoop-earrings. But it seemed to me they were made only for a specific kind of woman. One with a bounce in her step and defiant shake of the head. Things I lacked. It's not diamonds nor pearls I envy, but to be worthy of 5 dollar gold hoop earrings. 

Artist featured : Reyna Noreiga