What Is The Shape Of Your Body? Klethon Gomes
Too dark to be one
Too light to be another Too curly to keep it on
“Please shave it off, my love” Says his Mother
Too skinny to be loved and seen
“I think you should go to the gym” Says his friend and brother.
What about the eyes, mouth, legs, and hands? He wonders
But it doesn’t matter
He’s just another one among hundreds “Where are you from?” They ask him
“Because you look mixed” They say
He says “Brazil”
He knows it’s not enough to describe the shape of him Because he’s not in heaven or hell He’s in between
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