Dear Simone

Dear Simone,

Give this to your brother.

Wipe your tears away boy, I love you.

Your favorite color is black, but there is nothing black about you. You. Are. Light. Glistening in the sun. You are gold. Anything but black. You are strawberry ice cream and the first day of spring. You are not darkness. You are the summer breeze. Purple, even ! But not black. You are the continents and the stars. The world’s end, and life’s beginning.

You are Arabic. You are flowers. Diamonds and gold and sapphire too ! You are strobe lights and rhythm in the club. The first slice of cheesy pizza and kisses from the hamster. You are unique and new. Rain sounds. You are beautiful. You are loved.