Children of Columbus

Our childish voices recited in unison

"In fourteen hundred and ninety two

Columbus sailed the ocean blue."

The poem was a show piece trotted

Out for the Fall meeting of the PTA.

Our white and brown parents dutifully

Clapped with polite smiles pasted on

Faces as innocent like children.

Because no one ever said these words

Colonialist Oppressor

Opportunistic Rapist

Looter

Usurper

Mass Murder

Base Genocide

Utter Slavery

Super Spreading Disease

The show ended with a jazzy song

The Nina, The Pinta, The Santa Maria

A song about a caravan

headed for this shore