You were born with pale blue eyes. You were born with white skin, a palm-tree-shaped birthmark behind your left knee and a penis like some vestigial remnant a couple of inches below where the cord was cut. You were born with a promise that the world would open up with infinite possibilities. You returned to hospital three weeks later. She put her hand on your forehead and knew something was wrong and she woke him after midnight and he grunted...
