Mocha or Cafe Au Lait

We are NOT friends

The uneasy smiles that we share in passing

Are simply formalities and courtesies our mothers always told us to use

I fear you

The air of authority and superiority you try to wield against me

Whether from humble beginnings or silver trappings

Basketball, football, boxing-there you stand in the front line

Forbidden fruit enticing the freed man

Just another groupie, but you actually get chosen as a life mate

While I am just good for the night

You fear me

Mother earth incarnate

Versatile and ingenious

Full hipped and lipped

All God's creatures take a second glance

Fiercely intelligent and savvy

Two jobs, school and a child-carrying it off with aplomb every day

Vibrant and expressive

We are NOT friends

We will NEVER be friends

We will continue to live in constant fear

.....of each other

.......of the unknown