To the privilege kid in the back..

To the privileged kid sitting in the back. I like how you are sitting in the back...

 

 

 

 

I like how the words rolled off your tongue about how I could be the next  "token black person" 

I like how excited you were to call me the "token black person" 

I like how it was a prize I could never afford

The only name I would ever be known as

 

I like how you didn't even think about how hard I gotta work to keep up with you privileged kid in the back. I mean, you are sitting in the back 

How I gotta work 5 times harder than the average 

How I gotta be above the average 

be the average

 

 

 

I like how you will never understand how it feels to be in a black body 

How it feels to be that black body 

I like how I have to remind you that I am more than a black body 

I like how I gotta talk white to be proper  

How I gotta hide my accent

Hide my accent 

 

 

 

 

I like how easy it was for you to call me a token black person

How your tongue isn't strong enough to carry those words 

How your parents never had to survive a war 

How your eyes never have to see dead bodies 

 

 

 

To the privileged kid in the back.. 

Am I still a token black person?