A dog whistle

 A dog whistle

A dog whistle

In silence 

In our critical thinkin

I saw a converse ad

That looks like the kkk

And strange fruit….

We ain’t stupid…

At first 

I thought that was a 

Black boy in a dress

Automatically seein

Psychologically 

Buckbreakin

Then I saw lynchin 

Melaninated legs with shoes of 

Brand danglin in the air….

Still 

Black people will continue to 

Shop there even workin there 

When corporations still disrespect them….

No integrity 

No self respect and dignity….

This is not me 

Gettin too logical and deep 

We know what we see 

However we chose to be ignorant 

And that’s the problem…..

Converse knew what they’re doin…

And they’re downplayin their sorries

They justify….

Yet we keep askin 

The same ol question over and over 

When will we learn that major companies 

Doesn’t like our black asses? 

That could be our dog whistle in our minds 

When another pattern of racism comes….

Black people keep goin back to where 

They’re hated….go to black businesses 

Where we feel like a human and black….

Where we feel like healin and love is a home…

You see black people don’t ads like that….

We don’t create strange fruit on each other 

To buy cool products….

Do you understand?

Do we understand?

Again this is a pattern….

That phase of history repeats itself….

Don’t forget Nike 

A black boy wore a black skirt….

They keep playin in our faces 

We get mad still we keep givin them 

Our money….

We don’t learn a damn thing….

It’s the truth…✊🏿💯©️Kai C. 9-19-26