Columbus sailed the ocean blue
Seeking fortune and fame
By mistake to the Caribbean he came
On his first day, six natives he seized
This bozo did as he pleased
Ushering in native oppression
All for a little extra possession
European colonization would begin to unfold
And the truth was never to be told
Settlers began to take a land already occupied
Destroying with disease, violence, and treaties that belied
Pilgrims, claiming to seek religious freedom
Natives showed up to feed ‘em
Invasion, brutality and forced assimilation
Is really what started a nation
This was not a discovery of new land
It was a discovery of character for which I do not stand
Columbus Day is out
Real history is what we must shout.
Two of my most recent reads:
📚There There by Tommy Orange
📚Heart Berries by Therese Marie Mailhot