A visit to the Museum

when the slavery exhibition was there was what prompted this short poem.  I wrote it on the spot as I was horrified by some of the things I was seeing.

Why?

Because you looked different

Why?

Because you seemed strange

Why?

Because we didn’t understand you

Why?

Because you were black

Why?

Because we were superior

Why?

Because you were heathens

Why?

Because we were scared of you

Why?

Because you were black

We trapped, we killed we enslaved

Why?.