How do you do. How do you do… You mouth it back with a wooden smile… Too careful not to open your mouth too wide Too scared your tongue might just snap in half The thunderbolt strikes your heart Rhyming with their fading steps You see it… the dust left behind by their words… Yes,…

That word That thought  That moment  That feeling  That choice!  But why…What might be the cause of thy discontent? You do not look like us… You mouth it with such vileness, but the winds whisper it with such carelessness But…My only wish is for you to love me for that reason! You Hate I!But why…What…

This is for all the mothers who brought it down… the barrier that now stands between us… The women who crossed the race line The mothers; the creators of a raceless humanity  The brave gang of women in a borderless hood I’m sorry for I neglected to tell you… You were never a white mother…