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Alekia Abeni
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Fakin' It 101

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They tell us

Fake it until you 

Make it

Do it until

It becomes 

Real

I must dismiss this

Cause 

The hate I feel

is 

Real

in your 

Motions

Motives and

Actions

And you expect me

to NOT react when

You are being blatantly

Disrespectful

undermining my intelligence

with your 

Macro aggressions

and your innate

Supremacy over me

Referring to this 

as guiding

or leading me in the 

Right direction

when all I see is the

White reflection

Let's stop pretending

that Civil Rights 

reign supreme

when if you could

you would make

Martin Luther King's initiative

apart of your 

Dream

Let us not pretend 

that you think I

won't comprehend 

your lack of respect for me

So 

Instead of showing up

to your book discussions

Discussin' how 

EVERYTHING 

from Africa is black

except for the 

Rulers of Egypt

and how

you found my forefathers

adorned in nakedness

with bones protruding from their big noses

Saying it was your saving grace

that kept us from going under

Until I heard 

Ring Around the Roses

that's a song about the

Filth of England

and how they didn't bathe

and how ya'll tried to be rulers 

but only had naives

I cannot fake

my awareness of the truth

or how you deem me simple

because I'm black and in my youth

I cannot fake

not being offended by your 

Tar baby remarks

or act as if 

everything is honky dory

to make you feel good about yourself

You don't like me

and I do not want to understand at all

So I refuse to respond to your

e-mails, texts or calls

Because I read too

Probably more than you

And if anyone is in need of help

I must confess

It's you

For asking me to fake a love

with someone who's hate is so evident

that it shines through the 

B.S.

called your point of view

 

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COMMENTS

 

love_supreme says:

Wow, this is keeping it real. I like it.
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2b2b2 says:

TIGHT.....love your work...Write On....ONE
Contest Winner  

hymnagen says:

Preeeeaaacchh! #Salute
 

DallasCowgirl says:

I love it! U are amazing as always Alekia!

 

Alekia Abeni says:

Family,ya'll light my path with the radiance of your love. I am always in good company. Your works inspire me to dig deeper within myself. Blessings, love and peace to you all.

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