The British (serves 60 million)
Take some Picts, Celts and Silures
And let them settle,
Then overrun them with Roman conquerors.
Remove the Romans after approximately 400 years
Add lots of Norman French to some
Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir vigorously.
[…]
Sprinkle some fresh Indians, Malaysians, Bosnians,
Iraqis and Bangladeshis together with some
Afghans, Spanish, Turkish, Kurdish, Japanese
And Palestinians
Then add to the melting pot.
Leave the ingredients to simmer.
As they mix and blend allow their languages to flourish
Binding them together with English.
Allow time to be cool.
Add some unity, understanding, and respect for the future,
Serve with justice
And enjoy.
Note: All the ingredients are equally important. Treating one ingredient better than another
will leave a bitter unpleasant taste.
Warning: An unequal spread of justice will damage the people and cause pain. Give
justice and equality to all.
Disponível em: www.benjaminzephaniah.com. Acesso em: 12 dez. 2018 (fragmento).
Ao descrever o processo de formação da Inglaterra, o autor do poema recorre a
características de outro gênero textual para evidenciar