Custom
is an English word
English
a confluence
of streams of words
is a reservoir
of every shade
nuance and hue
sharply
contrasting
Melanesia’s
limited vocabulary
supplementing
non-verbal
communication.
Inadvertently
misappropriating
“Custom”
misapplied
bastardised
murdered
a frankenstein
corpse
conveniently
recalled
to intimidate
women
the timid
the ignorant
the weak.
“Custom”
oft neglected
by non-conforming
advocates
the loudest
proponents
empty vessels ...
Theoretical
“Custom”
more honoured
in omission
than commission.
A word
sandwiched
between multifariously varied
traditional vernacular
and accidentally
occidental
franco-britannic
life and lingo
perplexed
by pandemonic
condominium
complex
Custom is
as custom does!
Grace Mera Molisa (1946 -2002) Vanuatu
Source: Cordite Poetry Review
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