POETRY | HUMOR
Let’s Talk British, Shall We?
Don’t angry me 😈

*Dedicated to my Medium friend, Sally Prag. Her love, I reciprocate. 😁
To one author from the island across the pond
Your old English had the humanity conned
If it would not be for America
There won’t be a perfect replica
How do you fuckin’ spell it — blonde or blond?
To authors who write about their stupid spelling
One of you makes a case that’s hardly compelling
An Indian ‘L’ plus American ass
What comes out is a British Lass
You can *beep* it up yours to get you propelling
To authors who write about me being sexist
Did you know they actually voted for Brexit?
They complain of empty shelves
They brought it upon themselves
Brits’ vote was dumber than American red shift
We know how many he did, dear beloved Harry
Britain’s fave she became, the one he did marry
She shook the royal roots
That actress from Suits
Took the prince away, the little Canadian canary
To one author from the island across the pond
I thought we had a history, we had a bond
What you started with aluminum
I am ending it with this poem
Your English was born from my Sanskrit wand
Backstory
It started with me writing this article after Sally Prag pulled me into the British vs. American English debate.
Brits vs. Americans vs. The Rest — It’s Mine, No It’s Mine — Whose is it?
A war of tongue
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Sally Prag then invoked the poet in her to respond.
I blame Michael Burg, MD (AKA Medium Michael Burg) for first coming up with a prompt. He then tagged both Sally and me to finish strong.
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For now, read this to learn how to fit in.
