'English Is Global 17/11 Poem by Margaret Alice

'English Is Global 17/11

“The only redeeming aspect of the French is
‘Le Malade Imaginaire’ and ‘Le Petit Prince’
by Saint Exupery, the rest is all Louis IX and
La Bastille to me”

I have found the shock and sadness
needed to make me miserable enough
to do my soulless duty tomorrow, hubby
deeply perturbed watching rugby where
the French showed the worst lack of sports-
manship in history

Coupled with the way the French are portrayed
in ‘Allo Allo’ - the stupidity, immoral disregard for
human dignity - the way the French showed con-
tempt for Nelson Mandela’s national anthem, the
way referees always blow whistles at
South African players

I am ashamed and have to admit the only re-
deeming aspects of the French I remember is
‘Le Malade Imaginaire’ and ‘Le Petit Prince’
by Saint Exupery, the rest is all Louis IX and
La Bastille to me; come to think of it, a nation
that can do THAT to themselves

And chase the French Huguenots away, kill Marie
Antoinette by Madame la Guillotine, the Scarlet
Pimpernel account of how la noblesse survived,
the French invited contempt by being contemp-
tuous – but South Africans never treat them or
any of the other nations

With the same lack of respect, maybe this is why
we had a Nelson Mandela - every nation gets to
showcase their lack of integrity through sports
events, I am content our European forbears
acted in the same way they used to when
slavery was practised by them...


The French insulted South Africa on Saturday
14 November 2009 by messing up our National
Anthem and our flag, we all realize again why
English is THE global language...

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Chrispin Kamara-Johnson 17 November 2009

Wow, i reall enjoyed it, great flow and easily understood.10/10

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