Looking at Mad

At school today,whilst in my history class,and for the first time ever.  
Our history teacher(Miss. Radical,we call her.)Talked to us about slavery.  
Not Modern day slavery. But slavery of Ancient Africans.  
 
And it was in my history class,that our teacher told us,  
that many European countries were involved in the enslavement of Ancient Africans.  
But it was the Portuguese, that started it,in the 1400's.  
 
I really wanted to ask my teacher.  
Why would anyone want to enslave  
and steal from,rape and murder,another human being.  
 
But I didn't.  
Maybe I should have.  
 
My friend has just come back from Portugal,  
where he was holidaying with his family.  
 
Coincidence?  
I don't know.  
But this world,  
through my eyes and my friends eyes.  
Is Mad!  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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