A Vowel And A Consonant Poem by Kimberly Burnham

Does adding a vowel make a language
there is a saying
the difference between a dialect and a language
a language has an army

Is Pokój peace in Polish
so different from
Pokoju peace in Silesian
an extra vowel sound

No one agrees on whether
Silesian is a dialect of Polish
or a separate language
influenced by Polish and German

And then there is an extra consonant
Spokoj peace in Bosnian
which most agree
is a different language