Juanita: Linguistic hypocrisy. Isn't this another hegemonic escapade?
Jack: Well, I dare say beneath the veneer of civilization all of us are beasts.

Anglosaurus Rex - an art work by T Newfields

Anglosaurus Rex


I'm a linguistic predator
prowling the jungles of the mind

Sneaking up on diminutive words
ready to chomp semantic flesh anytime

I love to tear apart eccentric beliefs
and sink my teeth into fresh thought

I enjoy clawing at semantic themes
and challenging what others hold dear

Some complain I'm a heartless beast
They simply do not see the light:

I merely devour non-conformists
to create a better world
in which dominant dinosaurs feast
while others cower in fright

I'm not a cold predator,
just a compassionate conservative at heart:
protecting others from hostile ideas
and keeping dangerous ideas away
from young reptiles with human hearts

Herbavores have to be kept in place
and codified appropriately
until they become food for thought
and digested properly

PREVIOUS INDEX NEXT
Sound File Hear the author read this poem. Sound File
[***K /.MP3 file]

Copyright (c) 2005, 2008 by T Newfields. All rights reserved.
www.tnewfields.info/LitaRupture/anglo.htm
Online Art
- 12 -
Shu: Maybe the author is cautioning us to look critically at conventional rhetoric.
Obviously, this is a satire with a bite.
Ella: Ahh. The way that the author identifies with the elite is disturbing.