WHAT`S HIDDEN IN YOUR HOUSE?

           

I heard a Guitar play

Through the smothery tiny door notch of an abandoned cottage

And I saw her figure stray

Through the flurry wavy stretch of lengthy grass passage

She hummed a pitiful tune

As she randomly spread her washed clothes down to dry

From her looks I could gather

That she was a weary lonely middle aged mother

Of beautiful countenance and radiant eyes

That had been blurred by the rough shadowy mysteries of life

I began to wonder

Why this place was so unnaturally still and quiet

And how on earth a woman with so much life and might

Could choose to inhabit such horrid dwelling site

And the music !

That soft music from inside her little queer Cottage

Was it from some magic music box or some music making parrot?

And why was it kept so hidden and locked?

Armed with courage and a loving smile

I strolled to her side with graceful strides

“What`s hidden in your house”  I asked with ease   

She was startled!

Startled by my daring curiosity and careless zeal

In her eyes shone the palpable sense of lingering fear

As she held her breath for a minute and said  

 “My son”.

So I rushed to the tiny window on the other side

Only to see the sweet fearless face of a young

Albino

He clutched his guitar and played a radiant tune

which got me nodding and singing and smiling too

His mother came over and whispered to me

This is what the heavens gave me 
When i prayed for a son and family

And i`ve been weeping and wailing and worrying
 Repeating to myself

If only I  hid him in some faraway land

The women would stop pointing and whispering and murmuring

And the little kids will stop stalking and mocking and prying

because they have never seen anything like this before.

He`ll stay with me then, I said

He`ll no longer dwell in this decrepit place

Or hide in the confines of this secluded cottage

What you have been hiding woman

Is the answer to your own questions and fears

The source of your own deliverance and liberation

The delicate piece of humanity`s puzzle

This is the time to release it and adore it, pride in it and 

not cry over it

Because every gift heaven gives 

is an answer to a need on earth.

I declared 

To the amazement of both mother and son.

THE END

 (Written by Alice Blighton)

Footnote

Albinism (from Latin albus, "white"; is a  disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes due to defect in the production of melanin.

Albinos often face social and cultural challenges (even threats), as the condition is often a source of ridicule, discrimination, or even fear and violence. Many cultures around the world have developed beliefs regarding people with albinism.

                                                   Remember
Those afflicted with albinism are generally as healthy as the rest of the population, with growth and development occurring as normal, and albinism by itself does not cause mortality

Famous people with albinism include historical figures such as Oxford don William ArchibaldSpooner; actor-comedian Victor Varnado; musicians such as Johnny and Edgar Winter, Salif Keita,and Winston "Yellowman" Foster

   

(Left)   Malian albino singer Salif Keita from Mandinka culture.