Centuries, Divided
When the Past Meets the Present
U wot m8?
U don’t talk proper.
I most c'rtainly doth!
P'rhaps t is thee.
Wot u tryin say?
That I talk wrung?
I am not implying,
I knoweth!
U sayin I’m stupid or sumthin?
Ugh! Slimy mooncalf!
U mad, no cap!
I am sick when I do look on thee.
U make me sick 2 m8.
I’m m're sophisticat'd,
Thou Speak in tongues.
Dunno wot u say,
But I talk write.
Concur to disagreeth,
Living centuries apart.
U can’t change my mind m8,
Liketh thee with I.
About the Creator
Elizabeth Butler
Elizabeth Butler has a masters in Creative Writing University .She has published anthology, Turning the Tide was a collaboration. She has published a short children's story and published a book of poetry through Bookleaf Publishing.
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Comments (19)
Huzzah! Thine manuscript doth tickle thy fancy! Congratulations, Elizabeth!
Me thinkith this be of the hilarious nature and forsooth a hoot. This had me in stitches. Congratulations
Congratulations on your top story.
Congratulations on theTop Story! Loved this.
Some great images in this manic stream of words
congratulations on TS. This is fantastic. Unfortunately, I know people who still speak, "WEIRD" and several are highly educated. OH well.
This is very impressive!
It sure is fun using the old words with the new. Love the Konversashun. Congrats.
Oh, yes, Congratulations on TS 🎉🥳
this is GREAT! I loved it, so clever.💕 It is something more difficult to write.
honestly i'm not good at typing. every lines made me "oh wait! you're missing something" . gr8 ! loved it!
Hilarious mismatch between the eloquent and the more common lol
Super fun meeting of two styles! Congrats on top story! 👏🥳
Good
So fun! Congratulations on Top Story! 🥳
Amazing writing
Woww
This is amazinggg! I was chuckling halfway. Nice one!
Hahahahhahahahahaha omggg this made me laugh so much 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣