The Colonization Of Hawaii

Colonisation Poetry Contest Kai Michael Neumann Hawaii, my birthplace, and hometown Fell victim of being colonized and uprooted Those dirty rats ceased the cheese By the 1900's the U.S annexed the territory In other words, Hawaii was taken by force And without consent It's like the dirty rats came in and flexed their muscle Much to the heartache and protest of the natives Those disease-carrying rodents overthrew the kingdom Queen Liliuokalani was forced to abdicate A cultural genocide took root The teachings of Hawaiian in schools wiped out Housing and land requisitioned and displaced by military bases And the underbelly of those dirty rats grew and grew Today Hawaii is still a tropical paradise Tourists flock to the island in droves There are palm trees and sandy beaches everywhere But it's the whispers and echoes of the natives Pointing a finger at the dirty rats And bemoaning their freedom and the 50th star on the flag That will be forever lost N/A-Another one. What else is new? I should go back to playing checkers.