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Void

By Calpernia Charles
September 26, 2022
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Void – to be without
The lack thereof
Not valid
Nothing of value

Constant reminders that
Your hair should be bone straight
Void of its waves, kinks and curls

You are fooled into thinking
That your body should be lean
With your collar bones protruding

That your curves are too lewd, nasty or sexy
Your breasts are taunting, tantalizingly or crude
Your lips too full to be seductive

You are reminded
By those who pay
High prices
Risking their lives

That your sun-kissed skin
is too dark but yet they
yearn for your beautiful shade
with constant tanning

Convincing you that
removing your melanin
Is the next best thing
To fitting in

Their men look at you lustfully
Yet you allow them to tell you
That you are not good enough

What you possess organically
They will pay extensively
Yet you are held in the shadows

Of those who are void of
All your bodies
Naturally possess

Truth be told
You are void of nothing
You lack nothing
You hold everything
They truly desire

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