reasurrance

you come to me asking for help 

i give you the textbook answer

you look to my hueless co-worker for the same i just give you 

her answer holds more weight than mine 

even though we have the same answer

i laugh
i have no benefit of giving you the wrong answer 

she even is listening in on our conversations in the event that i give misinformation 

if just by happen chance my training didn't reach protocol 

y'all give me my props on how much i've retained 

only to give me the back hand of 

reassurance 

its the beauty of being a black woman in a white world