Did We Offend You? Poem by Yehualashet Teshome

Tell me
Were you offended?
When we as black people
Enjoyed life
Laughed and giggled
As if
We owed everything
Were you horrified?
When we reached climax
After making love
Out in the fields
Under the moon light
Were you outraged?
When you couldn't subdue us
With words of hatred
When we didn't notice
Your racism, bigotry and bias
With firm conviction
It is your sickness, your problem
And went on with our lives
Laughing and giggling
Were you upset?
When you failed
To collect the moons and stars
Lock them in your vault
To keep us in the dark.