She scrubs hard, scrubs and leaves not a trace of skin untouched, loosening the dirt, hoping that as the soap suds rinse away with
the flowing water, her skin pales a hue, growing sallower, lighter than the earth-tones she’s worn all her life. How hypocritical,
she thinks in midscrub, suddenly relaxing from the taut concentration of [...]
Archive for July 8th, 2008
Female Blues
Posted in Narratives of the Mundane, Voiced, tagged color, conflicts, female, feminine, girl, race, skin, troubles, woman on July 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
