how to tell if a comrade is single

[maat_free]

Just what does an available, focused, rbg soldier look like, exactly?

i wish ya'll brothers would wear an id bracelet.

matter of fact, all single africans, wear your rbg wristband on your right arm. Those who wear it on the left, that needs to be reserved for those in relationships.

cuz i can't tell. And it takes too much energy to figure it out.

picture this: sister red sees brother black reading nkrumah at green's bookstore.

sister red thinks brother black is looking strong, serious, conscious, sincere. She likes the way it makes her feel to know he is only a few feet away studying his daily lessons.

she tells herself that he needs to know her and she needs to know him...they're both too beautiful and african to be sitting so close without at least an introduction.

the other side of her says, no chile, don't even look...don't even get your hopes up, he is probably married, or gay, or has a baby with your homegirl, or trying to get you to mess with him behind his queen's back...don't even let your eyes meet.

then back to the first voice in her head...ya'll are africans. What can be wrong with just acknowledging one another?

the other side says please...you have enough bredren to last you a lifetime. Enough already with all the platonic male friends. What you really need is a mate.

so, to remain respectful of whatever boundaries she imagines will exist, the opportunity passes and two africans are once again left to sit alone, wasting time trying to figure out how they gone heal their community while being single, knowing that being single ain't even african to begin with.

...when i am an elder, i am going to insist that all the young people in my circle wear that wristband. I ain't playing.

we need a universal method to indentify nation builders that are single & serious.

how else are we supposed to build new africa if everybody is crying about not being able to find a mate with complimentary principles?

something has got to be done about this.