colonialists

Colonialists  They came to see conquered  plundered other nations' heritage voices of dissent hung in the breeze  The elite thought of themselves as educated Wrote learned books about stolen  statues, marble, and so on the significance of great art The pilferers became ennobled  sometimes, for some, theft pays  Most of the stolen culture ended up in museums  so people could feel in awe of how foresighted the robbers had been Now that we live in an enlightened time The British Museum is no longer proud of its possessions  return African art of wooden masks those which come  alive at night