Hushed Tones
A reflective poem exploring ancestry, colonial legacy and the contradictions of identity in a connected modern world.
you brought me to this new world
via my ancestors,
so don’t
speak to me in hushed tones
because the pain you caused.
this is my world now!
i consume sugar from Brazil.
finest cotton flown in from India.
my gadgets made in China.
sweet mangoes from Hawaii.
rum from Russia sourced locally,
& the skunk weed home grown
i could go on and on –
hey!
people are dying to come here.
so don’t
speak to me in hushed tones
because the pain you caused.
this is my world now!
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