Ode to Margaret Atwood's "There Once Was" and the English Language

The choice of words that we choose to use,
can lead messages to be understood or confused.

For though they may have the same definition,
words drastically differ in their connotation.

The power of words is not based solely on communication,
but the twisting and manipulation of information.

And the meaning with which society imbibes them,
are reflected in cultural differences in conversation.

So the differing opinions of person's one and two,
show that they possess extremely different world views.

Humans possess an inability to agree,
on the way they should write the story.

Because every person's perceptions,
influence their individual experience.

And so, agreeing to disagree,
Is the best way to avoid linguistic disharmony.

For we each give meaning to speech
that differ from others in our family.

As our stories are reflections of our words,
while other paths are shaped by those others.