IN RESPONSE TO BI’S CULTURAL PROMPT “STILL AWESOME…”
An Art On His Body: Vitiligo
“Still Awesome…”
It’s about a lifelong journey out of the self he was not ready enough to walk on, a journey, where the pigment of his skin described him where all his hopes and desires were imprisoned by the inevitable whispers and stares, where the poison emerged as a tiny little spot with white speckles appeared without warning spreading over him in fancy arrangements, covering most of him, making him unique
Come, let me take you on a whole new journey, as you’ll walk in the world of unsighted view where people share dreams, there fears and acceptance is a reality, where having more than one color at once is not stigmatized by humans, you’ll see the picture is not stuck on unfortunate abnormality
where you’ll see him as a whole, in all his imperfections, And a soaring consonance in your voice, with the potential to change lives.
In response to Blue Insight’s August 2020 Cultural Prompt by Francine Fallara titled, Still Awesome…
This prompt is dedicated to all those who are struggling with vitiligo (depigmentation of the skin) and has been a fighter against it, among which my daddy is being one. Remember, people are more than anything wrong with their skin, appearance, or complexion. We are all still awesome, the way we accept ourselves.