a poem
the American heritage
diction is a racial slur
a verb tense that is present
past and future
a cold crisp objective
fact
a predicate to a person
ality test and a declaration of war
on whomever cannot pass,
it is an embargo on slang
and the savage syntax
of youth,
it is black type-set
text on a white page
defining in no uncertain terms
who we are,
how to pronounce professional
and opinion, what is
synonymous with privilege,
and the five antonyms of civilized:
assaulted, brutalized, abused,
lowly and depraved
Original: Our American Heritage