I TRY

4. (Write a very short story, or a poem about your experience as a student of 19th Century literature at ACU in 2022.)

Old English / Shakespearean

A timeth at which hour ev’ryone hadst so much to liveth f’r,
“What about me?”
Wherefore doest t has’t to beest hard f’r me to und’rstand?
I tryeth!
Struggling to moveth f’rward,
nev’r hath left behind in the dusteth,
Nay m’re!
“Art these w’rds forsooth mine own w’rds?”
“Or art these w’rds already been spoken in the same mann’r?”
“Doth oth’rs knoweth what i cullionly?”
“Shall those gents knoweth what t doth feel to beest diff’rent?”
The studyeth helps me!
I’ve grown m’re since,
I has’t been trying mine own most wondrous through t all.
Bite this by the ear, but i’m struggling.
I tryeth.
I tryethmodern english

Modern English

A time when everyone had so much to live for,
“what about me?“
“Why does it have to be hard for me to understand?“
I try!
Struggling to move forward,
but never left behind in the dust,
no more!
“Are these words indeed my words?“
“Or are these words already been spoken in the same manner?“
“Do others know what I mean?“
“Will they know what it feels to be different?“
The study helps me cope!
I’ve grown more since,
I have been trying my best through it all.
I love this, but I’m struggling.
I try.
I try.

Alana Broomham