Webster Say What
When I was a little boy,
I brooded day-to-day
Ever since I found out
I had my native tongue
violently taken away
Swore in my heart,
I would make my own language —
words only I knew the meaning of
Take the opaque warrior’s vocal signs,
and put an X for unknown
at the bend of the translation dead end
Smiley slave pretzel thoughts:
ice cold frowns twisted into warm oven grins
Webster catalogued the words which others made up,
mine’s no different ... no, not much
Nish told, vak tales
Denchie pose, talimaduchi farewells
Did you understand
any of those ... did you comprehend
the words I chose?
They are my linguistic jewels —
family owned ... orally ghetto grown
They are Robinson Coolsoul approved:
Webster say what!
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Copyright © Freddie Robinson Jr. | Year Posted 2018
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