internet iconoclasts infer all
lies (BLM) cleverly monetized
told to those most often fetishized – black
folk – these cyber charlatans collect likes
entice follows seek media dominion
feign allyship in virtual environs
with mavens of culture copied worldwide
afro-femmes of brown honey glazed hues
beige cocoa cinnamon varieties
lime green eye-shaded zeitgeist goddesses
aching to be seen in their radiance
but queens pay heed to your own deities
all skinfolk ain’t kinfolk all POC
can’t identify with the life you see

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Alan C. Smith is a Bermudian writer, visual artist, performer and theatre director. His work has been published widely in magazines and anthologies, including POUI, The Caribbean Writer, The Bermudian Magazine, Chroma, Wildriver Review, and tongues of the ocean. He has also written articles, interviews and theatre and dance reviews for a number of Bermudian print and online publications, and has performed in Bermuda, North America and the UK.