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life 1 min read 599 views Jul 6, 2016

Watermelon and Ribs

Last Sunday, my wife cooked two delicious racks of ribs,
From the most tender, juicy and tasty of pigs,
We had plenty of leftovers, so I called dibs,
And brought them into work the next day,
Alas, lunchtime came to my dismay,
I'm the only black guy on my team, despite decades of Civil Rights,
I couldn't heat, eat, and enjoy these ribs in the cafeteria or at my desk,
With the judging looks from my co-worker thinking, "Just as I suspect!",
So I grabbed my lunch bag, and began to search,
For an empty conference room, so I could finally get to work,
Way out of the way, hiding out like a parole skippin' felon,
I discovered another ni@@a in 4C eating some watermelon!
I said, "Deon, why are the lights off, and how did you find my spot"?
He replied, "I caught yo' monkey a$$ in here last week eating bean pies, so I said why not!"
We laughed and talked about all of the food that we brought,
And prayed to God that we wouldn't get caught (by the white people)!

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