On Black Friendships

by Anonymousgent

		Some true
 			        like
            			      God
  			                   sent
 			                         angels,
		Some false
          			as to
   			               the loose
         			                 ends of
     			                           an envelope
                Signed, but half sealed,
                Insecure.
                
                Frightening friendships, like upper loose
                gravel
                Surrounding a sepulture breathing
                Wholesomely
                Aware of the usual
                Resolution,
                But, what about the unexpected
                Ending?

                 
                Origins of the perils of 
                Pain: 
                Miscellaneous
                             definitions
                                        on
                                          being
                                                  black,
                Based
                     on
                       the 
                          various
                                 tones
                                      of
                                        our
                                           skin,
                Not
                    black
                         or 
                           cool
                               enough
                                     by
                                       nature,
                Talk
                    and
                       act
                          too
                              much
                                  like
                                      white
                                           people,
                Rough
                     or
                       keen
                           physical
                                   features,

                Desire to socialize more with other ethnic groups instead of our own,
                Too intelligent,
                                 unintelligent,
                                               or
                                                 not
                                                    unintelligent
                                                                   enough,
                  Too educated,
                               uneducated,
                                          or 
                                             not
                                                uneducated
                                                          enough,
                   Being 
                        a
                         person
                               from
                                    a
                                     good
                                         family
                                               home,

                    Being physically, mentally, and spiritually stable in
                    Life,
                    Possessing
                              a
                               color
                                    conscious
                                             mindset
                                                    derived
                                                           from 
                                                               various
                                                                      attitudes,
                     Unable
                           to
                             hold
                                 a
                                   job,
                      Too
                          independent
                                      and
                                          not
                                             dependent
                                                      enough,
                       Not 
                          smoking,
                                  drinking,
                                           or
                                             using
                                                   drugs,
                       Living 
                             like
                                  a
                                    hermit
                                           avoiding
                                                    other
                                                          people,
                       Not 
                          possessing
                                    good
                                        personal
                                                hygiene,
                        Possessing
                                  a
                                    physical
                                             or
                                                mental
                                                      deficiency,
                        Too
                            black
                                 through
                                         words
                                              and
                                                  actions,
                         Being
                              a 
                               product
                                     of
                                       an
                                         illegitimate
                                                    household,
                         Absence
                                 of
                                  one
                                     parent
                                          causing
                                                a
                                                  deteriorating
                                                               household,
                          Vacating
                                  the
                                     ghetto
                                           and
                                              moving
                                                    into
                                                        the
                                                            main
                                                                stream
                                                                       of
                                                                        American
                                                                             life.

                            Instilled prejudices amongst our own race of
                            People,
                            Like a threat, to some, towards each
                            Other
                            Whose whole heritages is centered around the
                            Steeple,
                            As to a neglectful
                            Mother,
                            Who never taught her children how to love and respect each
                            Other.

                            
                             A sad situation if you ask
                             Me,
                             Instead of embracing each other to solve one's 
                             Plea
                             Some would rather split the
                             Scene,
                             Making it impossible for us to live with each
                             Other.



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