Token black friend
You’re the only one
In all white spaces…
I was you,
But I didn’t get killed…
I wasn’t thinkin about
Skin color at the time…
I see no suspicious
On white folks’ expressions
Unfortunately,
I heard what happened
On the news,
And some black parents
Had that talk with you
Hangin out with your white friends
They say you can’t
Cos you never know
When you might come home or not….
That’s part of being black in America…
White folks are not really our friends….
You may think black people are racist
Even white folks are sayin….
Cos they know, they’ve been around
Their family members, their friends, etc
Honestly
Token black friend
Is a bad idea
Cos you’re treated like a
Pet or a child….
You can’t be the only black person
At a table…
It’s why integration has fucked black people
Up….
Not sayin
You can’t have white friends
I’m sayin
Be careful
Cos some want to hang you on a tree….
Racism was taught
In the white households
Black children are taught
To live in a colorblind society
While black….
Yet they’re both wrong…
White folks do see color,
They do…..
And we just see characters….
And token black friend
Who hates thyself
Talk white
Act white
Kissin ass to white folks
Even worse
He or she has turned into
A white supremacist
With white supremacy
Talkin points….
You tell black people
To stop talkin about racism
Stop writin about it
You think black people made
White people feel bad…
When do we see that?
Sambo is defendin his massas….
It never goes away…..
Toxic mindset
Of lovin white folks
You don’t mind being called a
Nigger, or boy
Or monkey
The kind of buddy you are
Sat there
Be quiet
And take all their jealousy and envy….
Somehow
You forgive them
Cos they’re your friends
And
You truly believe in your heart
Skin color doesn’t matter
But what if you passed away
And your so called friends got away
With it….
Us
Black people have trusted
White people way too much….
and that faithfulness can lead us to
Danger….
I’m being realistic
As I can be
We must acknowledge our own safety
We must think about these things
As a black community
As a black family
Before we ever go with our white friends
Before we become the only black person
Before we become victims….
Token black friend
Don’t be one…
Please
Love your melaninated self instead
Be around black friends
They will never turn you into a strange fruit….
✊🏿💯©️Kai C. 7-14-26