She spoke to me in Jargon
Virtually every single word
I writhed in despair, barely
Understanding half I heard
Induction day at my new job
Not a likely long career
When you cant comprehend
Most of the words you hear
Language was an invention
Every individual word
Probably just copied from
Natural sounds heard,
Expanding to explain
As our species
Grew in sophistication.
Language was invented
To keep the species alive
Giving them the advantage
To survive and to thrive.
Language usage now splits
Our Nations in two
Those who use many words
When just a simple one will do.
Those who use long words
As a sign of education
Distinct from the common herd,
Sign of sophistication.
It’s so hard to accept
That people like these,
Just like us, once
Came down from the trees.
