A View For All
Shipped across borders,
They found a home within its walls,
Hoodwinked,
They let go of their treasures,
In exchange for something unmatched in value,
They call them uncivilised carvings,
But not uncivilised for a
display within those walls,
The complicity of the museum,
A home for the stolen and genuine,
A home for the raided and the indigenous,
A home for the ill-gotten and the ingenious,
Bloodied walls with artefacts
kept for history's tenacity,
Kept for the untold truth.
April 7, 2022.
Copyright © Thompson Emate | Year Posted 2022
Post Comments
Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem.
Please
Login
to post a comment