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(talking about laser hair removal w/ my electrolysis tech)
her: ...i see some of my black girl clients with PCOS come in and they've gotten burned because there's not enough of a contrast between their skin and hair, it's rough
me: huh. well i got some years ago & it went well enough. i guess that means i'm close enough to medium to still be a good candidate for it?
her: yeah, you have basically the same skin tone as a sicilian. like i got my looks from the danish side of the family but you look just like my sicilian family members
me:
By Countee Cullen
via the Poetry Foundation
A Note from the Editor
Countee Cullen was born on this day in 1903. Read more from our collection of Harlem Renaissance poems.
Source: Copper Sun (1927)
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