“You learn to live like an animal…”

I keep my hair long.

In this part of the world:

It’s a survival tactic.

 

See, ’round these parts, black folks know white men with money keep their hair short [but not buzz cut].

White men with long hair in this town are known to be poor, crazy or dangerous.

Often a combination thereof.

 

The majority of white guys here have buzz cuts.

So they figure a white man with long hair can fight, since he’s pretty likely to get mocked.

 

Now, my style doesn’t stop bullets or give me some magic shield.

So I could always get beaten or killed.

But it certainly helps my chances.

 

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death…”

I let everyone believe the Reaper favors me.

 

 

 

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