A Woman’s Dirty Hair Poem by Uriah Hamilton

A Woman’s Dirty Hair

Rating: 5.0


An old car
Moves slowly
Through cold rain;
A modern city
Grows ancient
In the sad fog
Of urban despair.

A woman’s dirty hair
Is pulled
By an oily hand
In a rat-infested
Motel room.

God ignores suffering
But also kindly turns his head
To the indiscriminate sex
That helps the hopeless
Alleviate poverty-born
Unrelenting stress.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Joy Vanderhelm 08 March 2006

10 from me for the sheer hopeless beauty to this poem, Uriah. Joy

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Pia Andersson 10 December 2006

A precious precious poem..God sees us and cares for us even when we do what shouldnt be done..We are always loved by Him-I beleive that.You remind us of how fragile we are One of your finest poems, but then I just love the way you write and think Wishing you joy-Pia

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Will Barber 02 July 2006

Sorrow, and compassion, uniquely blended. An admirable and eloquent write.

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Ghada Shahbender 13 March 2006

Very thoughtful. He is the Merciful, the Compassionate and Just... this is what I think reading your poem and clearly seeing the moment and image you have captured.

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Sandra Fowler 08 March 2006

powerful imagery, Overwhelming sadness. For souls like this, the angels weep. Regards, Sandra

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Hugh Cobb 08 March 2006

Dear Uriah, A very fine poem revealing a very well-developed sense of social conscience and social consciousness. Best, Hugh

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