Here 'bouts we draw out the y'all
And the thank you, ma'ams
With that syrupy thick tongue
Of a southern traditional
Slow fine China sit-down with
Cloth napkins
Dinner of turnip greens tangy
Bits of ham drenched
In karo syrup
The warmest homemade soft rolls
Of course sweet tatos
Orange unique sweetness
Snap peas, too sweet-tea
Lip licking politeness
Formal
In tradition reserved
For only the white folks
Way down south
We molasses
Slow to spit out
The
Reality of
How do  
Or morn'
We tend-
Us good old folk-
To live like its still
1865.
Slower still to
Want to face
It's now
2018.