Spade Poem.... [word Meanings; Very Short; Prompted By A Message From Douglas Scotney Poem by Bri Edwards

Doug mentioned 'calling a spade a spade', and suggested that perhaps a 'spade' could be made into a poem (i think he suggested it) .

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this poem seems to have caused a bit of controversy/doubt about the use of spade as a term for a black man. SO here is what i wrote about the first two comments i received. i wrote this to Douglas Scotney as an answer to his message to me after he read the poem comments.
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'these are from two of my most favorite PH friends (and good poets too!) .

of course Valsa's observation is at least somewhat true. the poem was dashed off to you [later submitted to PH] as an 'answer' to your message. i wasn't sure how to respond to that message from you, so i cheated and wrote the poem. but, unlike some quickies i write in response to friend's messages [some of which are 'too personal' to share] i felt this one had a moral point to make at the end, as well as being educational.

as for Eugene's comment, i say 'my 1st stanza rhyming is mediocre, and i don't understand his reference to the 2nd stanza [what does 'rises in my gorge' mean? ], and i believe S.P. was Don Q's sidekick, but i think i'm a bit taller and not so heavy as SP, AND i don't know what he is getting at by writing 'Who do you thing(k) ** you are....? '

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ok, i did some research: and this is what i suspected:

' gorge
[gawrj]


14.
make one's gorge rise, to evoke violent anger or strong disgust:
The cruelty of war made his gorge rise '
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SO MAYBE Eugene aka Gino thought i was making a racist remark, as i used 'spade' while referring to a 'black man'. well, i DID do that***! BUT there is a difference between what i did, and me actually calling a black man a 'spade' in a derogatory manner! i was just being clever and also educating those who may never have heard 'spade' used that way.
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SPADE: {as found on 'Urban Dictionary' page]

' spade
A derogatory term for an African American, more commonly used in the post-Civil War era than today.
No you can't sit with me, you damn spade.'
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**p.s. recently i've been catching MYSELF mistyping 'think' as 'thing' or vice versa. =====================================================
end of note to Douglas S.
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***what i DID was use the word as it is sometimes used to refer to a black man. i was NOT using it to refer to a black man in a derogatory fashion. IF i had, it would probably be in jest and in poor taste.

being white and living in america for my long life, i've been aware of friction between some whites and blacks and i have written some other poetry about the subject, which i do have on PH.
:) bri