pakistani
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these girls fan over my melanin as if it were designer
that they can try on and wear until they’re bored.
snatch the skin off this mannequin,
claw until they see fresh wounds,
and wrap it around themselves.
My name is Reda
It means contentment in Arabic
My mother gave me my name in reverence, finding meaning in a word that she could love her entire life
