this is how amazing my people are
despite living
because of economic
and systemic terrorism
my people still keep their player-isms
as the black man’s life is in peril
from prison industrial imperialism
while every day for a black woman
is unheralded heroism
and I try not to get too color-specific
when courting women’s characteristics
but this country makes my conscience guilty
if I decided to go on and date a white woman that didn’t get it
just pay attention
I’m not a color critic
this isn’t
an indictment against other genders
nor other colors and cultures
it’s just embracing the truth of mine
and giving it its due exposure
before my current life cycle is over
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