PAD Challenge Day 12: Victoria's Roller Set

PAD Challenge Day 12: Write a set poem.

Victoria's Roller Set

Back in the day, 

Bronner Bros, Luster's and 

Dudley Beauty designed 

Victoria's Hair Secrets.

In Fayettenam,

it was imperative 

to schedule to receive 

five star beauty care

in Vickie's chair.

 

After draping you

in a black, red and white 

salon cape, she would escort 

you to a black luxury bowl 

and lounging chair 

with silver armrests; 

If you were too short 

your feet dangled in the air. 

Mrs. Vickie would gently 

massage shampoo and conditioner 

into wet coily, dyed, or permed hair;

Rinse as she swooped the water 

around the edges with care;

Comb from the ends to the roots 

detangling without breakage of

fine, medium and coarse strands 

as females laughed and spilled tea

about their family and friends.

For extra volume 

and a little more body,

she would add a 

whole Lottabody

setting lotion, 

from the roots to ends, 

then part in sections 

for two patterns to begin.

One horizontal set, 

stacked and parallel 

from the front to the 

back of the kitchen neck.

Another set,

perpendicular,

from the left to right 

sides of the head.

Hand over hand, 

she parted sections 

into subsections 

again and again;

Smoothing the hair 

out and in between 

before tightly wrapping 

and rolling it around 

Perm or thermal rollers 

with silver clip pins;

or maybe velcro, 

to easily tease, 

pick and stick

with a plastic pin; 

or flexi-rods, 

quick to flex and bend;

or she simply spiral the rods in,

over and over again

until there were 

no visible loose ends.

Then, she'll heat up 

a Gold 'N Hot hood dryer 

for you to sit under 

from 45 to 120 minutes 

until hair to roller 

was 100% touch to dry for

perfect bouncy bombshell curls.

She always asked, 

"Would you like your curls,

Raked to blend, 

doobie wrapped 

or untouched? 

No matter what,

Mrs. Vickie always applied 

some Isoplus oil sheen 

like a midas touch

to every black queen.

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