To Will's trigger
No time in the slammer
For an Academy Award winner
That couldnt be bigger.
The shock awed me
What did I just see?
I've yet to see this face
Partly amazed
Mostly displaced.
Words wouldnt come
No sentiment to gleen thought from
Just a loss
And immediate concern for the long term costs
Adults made a lot of noise
But no sound will erase that slap from the psyche of millions of boys
For many girls
The Fresh Prince was close to the center of their world
Now the poster couple for dysfunction
Once the image of happiness
Now its sadness deconstructed
Playing out in the court of public opinion
Once again dividing the tribes
Over why violence was his chosen decision
Anyone can be pushed to the edge
Despite trying so hard to not lose their heads
Especially when the pusher and pushee share beds
Or when the pusher
Shares their bed
With their son's friend and they became lovers
Welcome to the Red Table of Deconstruction and Emasculation-
Sadly what became Will's greatest source of meme generation
And now the videos wont stop surfacing
Highlights of toxic femininity.
Chris had to be a rock
Amidst the awe of his own shock
His sin
Havin someone's wife's name in his mouth
Despite what HER mouth was doin...
Misplaced anger
Is always a danger
Forces us out of character
Ignores causes and blames strangers
For our own wretched behavior.
What's worse?
The perpetuation of stereotypes in one swift thrust
Playing to the fears of those that see black men as only threats and clutch their purse
Or
Belief that this is the way to defend your significant other
Even if it's brother on brother
The hell with the culture
It's ok to set us back
To the days they watched us kill each other?
Where there's a Will
There's a better way.
Now I'm jaded.
Interest fades by the day.
Someone told me
"You should watch The Red Table.
It's really educational."
Really?
I find their open displays of dysfunction
To be more than hypocritical.
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