Estragon speaks two languages.

Mothertongue 

And Othertongue.

 

They refuse to speak Mothertongue because of the political and socioeconomic state 

of the world.

 

It is really bad right now

In their motherland.

 

In today’s political climate,

People in Otherland frown upon

Motherland. 

 

Estragon acknowledges this. 

They are a good citizen.

Estragon goes through their daily life speaking Othertongue.

The political and socioeconomic state of Otherland is good.

Despite so,

They acknowledge their Mothertongue through 

Memes. 

 

Because memes are 

Disassociated with 

The political and socioeconomic state 

of the world.

 

Estragon’s mother speaks to them in their Mothertongue,

Estragon replies in Othertongue,

Because of the political and socioeconomic state 

of the world.

 

How dare their mother speak a language from a Land 

Ostracised by the Otherland 

And many 

other lands.

 

Years passed,

Estragon fell in love.

They had a baby human being with Throckmorton –

Their lover.

They make love andtalk about the

Political and socioeconomic state

of the world 

 

– Of the wars in Easterland

And famines in Southernland. –

‘Quel dommage’

Estragon signed otherly.

 

From time to time,

E and T engage in dialogues

To pass time.

 

But not in their mother tongue,

Because of the political and socioeconomic state

of the world.

It is really bad right now.

 

E and T’s baby does not speak Mothertongue. 

Because as good parents, 

And proper clean-sliced citizens,

They should speak Othertongue as a mother tongue.

They cannot let the political and socioeconomic state

of the world

Influence their baby’s development.

 

After years their Mothertongue became 

Their second tongue. 

And 

Estragon dies,

‘Save me’ they say in Mothertongue.

 

After a lifetime,

The political and socioeconomic state

Is finally good. 

 

They together frown upon Easterland

For its political and socioeconomic

foreign policies

Which target Motherland and Otherland!

 

Meanwhile,

In Otherland the soils

Crumble, the taxes rise,

And the people are in turmoil.

If only, the political and socioeconomic state

of the world

Was as good as it is in Motherland.

 

‘I am bread!’

Estragon utters

Softly before

Dying un-breadly,

Throckmorton by their side, 

Crying otherly:

How they will miss Estragon and

Their wittiness! 

‘I will be your bread!’

Throckmorton cries

As tears trickle down his 

Square-shaped face.

They were sliced bread, 

How they longed to be whole.

 

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