"Jargon"

choice patois
a culture's stroke
it gives them words
it lends them hope
forgot argot
a culture's past
when Dick was Rich
when bum was ass

vernacular
in many ways
is the fiber
of the days
spectacular
were ancient plays
but can you follow
words on stage?

need footnotes
for ancient text
Beowulf
or Dante's heck
we want to strive
for every next
or stay the same,
forget the rest!

2014