white guilt/white neighborhood

HELLO
You said

A stranger

Exiting where I would enter

HI
I smiled back

Trying to be friendly

And casual

Trying not to think

That I smiled because of the shootings 

To compensate for my whiteness

What I wanted to say was

Thank you
For saying HELLO

No one speaks to each other here

tell me

Tell me
How
When I've only just met you
I can no longer remember
What
My heart was like without you
Before
You crawled into every corner
And built castles
And scribbled dreams
And left all your words
Like jewels in a treasure box
Have they
Always been there?
Have I
Always loved you?
Sweet child
Tell me