Darkie Fiction

power rangers

I loved a boy in third grade

With an accent

And nappy hair that I could braid

We sat in the lovers' row and

I copied his tests

And invited the lifted brow

From others who questioned

Our little friendship nest

We played together in the sand

And I never counted with my hands

Afraid that I'd look bland and stupid

But February came around with Mr Cupid

On a warm Valentine's day and

there was a ring around the Sun

and there were hearts were bags

were hung

And he had a box with two treats

His lips pulled by white pearly teeth

I took the heart shaped sweet

But he sadly could not part

with the silver coin

And with a start

I fussed;

Our days as power rangers

could not compete with his

trips to the brown man's store

that bore

his favourite games

in a tall looming box

I never saw him again

the next year

but I shed no tear

until mama confessed

that she told daddy about my

crush

and he had sent him away

in a rush

worried that I'd fall in love

with the nappy

headed brown boy

from zimbabwe.

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I chose to start with this one because he was one my closest friends in third grade and we used to reenact episodes of Power Rangers everyday during break. He was my favorite person then and I lowkey wish to see him again - lowkey. I developed a little crush on him because firstly, the row we were seated in was said to be for couples and I didn't think it would hurt if we became a couple. It was such a pure time in my childhood years, he is one of my happy memories and I appreciate all the time I spent with him as a friend.

My mom did mention telling my dad about him but I don't believe the part about my dad coming to school and chasing him away - he didn't come back the next year though so it could be plausible.

The lesson of love I learnt from him was that friendship should never be tempered with. Friendship is a strong connection between two people who mould each other and grow through one another. Many times it so happens that someone develops feelings and that one thing may complicate and destroy the friendship or strengthen it.

Anyway, share a story of your own of an old childhood friend you miss or maybe had a crush on in the comments and tell me what your opinion is on close heterosexual friendships between a male and female.

- MAWIZANA {wise one}