"Let me be a critic first
and tell you what is true...
No language do I know 'cept
these broken words - truly I say to you!
If you question me regarding the style,
I accept I do not know
If you ask me of punctuations or form,
I repeat, I do not know.

If you question
the grammatical content
I acquiesce it lacks much;
If you scrutinise the language too,
I say it is deficient as such.

I have heard no knowledge
nor scriptures perused -
then how can I any wisdom claim?
I perceive word meanings
so differently -
the world cannot but disclaim.

If people call me foolish, unwise,
then this too is true;
Critics will find many a fault -
Their standpoint will not be untrue.

I sing praises of my Lord -
I meditate only on Him;
Each thought that flows
forth from within,
I dedicate unto Him.

What have I to gain from language?
What can it give to me?
This inert rhetoric - these lifeless words
- which speak but silently."