ALBINO
Bled
pale as veal,
like
Scandinavians left out in the sun
to
bleach, with a faint blush of the scalp,
cheek
and lips –
blood
mixed into milk.
Translucent
Canova.
Around
our melanin,
they
somewhat otherworldly.
Careful
as vampires of sunlight,
but
don’t have pink eyes
like
lab rats and pet rabbits
instead,
furtive violet zircon.
Their
hair is the most striking thing:
bone
and silver.
Their
eyelashes, eyebrows:
frosted
cornsilk.
Yes,
it’s absolutely objectification
ableism,
but
that’s poetry for you.
ableism,
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