"I wish I told her that the charcoal melanin oceans that flooded her body and filled it to the brim

Bleaching was very popular when I was growing up. I won't say that I saw people bleach their skin on a regular basis but it was definitely something I came in contact with from time to time. A particular experience I witnessed in secondary school inspired me to write this poem. 

'Skin Keeper' holds words that I would have loved to say back then but did not have the courage to. 

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