Obfuscation

I’m starting a new conversation

‘Bout jargon, big words, obfuscation.

When words are too long

All reason goes wrong—

A literature-linked situation.

Instead, we’ll eschew: complex grammar;

Espousing long words with much clamor;

Linguistic confetti;

Phonemic spaghetti,

Emitted sans pause or a stammer.

I’m fighting for simplification

Of literature and oration.

Of syllable cuts

For lexical nuts

Enamored with agglutination.

It’s only through clear definition

We will supersede this tradition

Of muddied-up clauses

A clear lack of pauses

Impeding ideas and cognition.

So join me in fighting for phrases

That leave us with knowledge, not dazes.

I hope that you see

Such simplicity

Deserves our regard and our praises!

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