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Lost: Can Not Be Found
In first grade we colored a picture of a man in a
Spanish captains hat
He was a hero. Exploring the world. Holy Europe Batman!
He discovered the Americas
By 7th grade, we learned that this man
This hero.
A man we dedicate a day in our calendar to
Was a rapist, had spread disease, enslaved, and killed the natives.
Lost: the illusion of Utopia
IF FOUND:
Please return to the teenagers who are starting to realize that
the world is not a perfect place
When mommy and daddy love each other very much
They want to start a family. That's when babies come
You realize that that too is a lie when the girl next to you in history
Goes on maternity leave
Lost: childhood innocence and beliefs
IF FOUND:
Please return to the teenagers who are starting to realize that
the world is not a perfect place
Lovers will never cheat
Friends will never fight
Parents will never be disappointed
The U.S. didn't kill 100,000 innocent people with the atomic bomb
People don't die from starvation
Life. Is. Perfect.
Lost: The illusion of perfection
IF FOUND:
Please return to the teenagers who are starting to realize that
the world is not a perfect place
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One of them biggest things that upset me to this day is that Christopher Columbus is not the hero I was originally taught. In class we were given five minutes to write about something we had lost, and immediately I knew what I had. Something that I could never get back. My oblivion to the world. I lost it the day I learned that Christopher Columbus was more of a villain than a hero in the discovery of America.