Sediment Poem by Nassy Fesharaki

Sediment

Lewis, I,
We spoke…

It was hard,
Staring,
In his eyes!

He is heir,
Britain's…

Quite well-traveled,
Visited museums…

Feels ashamed:
'We, the worst! '

He, before Canada,
Visited Australia,
Africa, to Ethiopia.

'We looted,
And stole,
Broke bonds,
Enslaved…

…filled cases,
Museums,
With their bones…'

Lowered eyes,
Straight at his toe:
'…we claimed,
White is Wise…'

Then Lewis,
Took shovel,
Joined the rest:
'They? Or us,
Is truly Savage? '

No more words!