For not wanting to correct someone's grammar,
Because his first language is not English,
And so I'm being a condescending humourer.
But if I don't speak his first language ,
Am I not assuming to translate,
Ideas formulated differently than my English brain would have?
What if I made a mistake?
I once wrote in Italian, though I hardly knew it,
And I felt it was a beautiful thing.
I know it probably was syntaxally horrendous,
But at least I knew what I was saying.
But it's alright,
Maybe I am racist after all.
After all, I write like English is not my first language,
And make it all ungrammatical.
Thanks Louis.
ReplyDeleteI have been wondering why that guy has whooped on, disturbing me. Probably, he is one customer-less editor that wants to work with me, cos I have been in deals with many of them.
Thank you so much for this poem, and I love it. Still, you are no racist.
Big hugs and much love.
Onyeka