crippled comedy

let it be about black
then it will be about skin.
let them in
we've let them in
and let them speak
colored words, then repeat
hidden intentions
with unsolvable conundrums
and jokes that are worth
no more than the time spent
debating their validity.

stop ... think
let it sink
in ... racial?
too late
already deemed
socially acceptable.
too late
to become angered
offended and belligerent
and if we do
we will
let it be about black
then it will be about skin.