it doesn’t take a genius to understand grammar
“i before e, except after c”
to know the difference between
a comma
and a semicolon
but words in parentheses should not count.
books
letters
poems
songs
parentheses parentheses
used to explain something
an after thought
an “i didn’t think of this before
but i have now.”
and words in parentheses really should not count.
it does take a genius to understand people
or more specifically you
and why you did it.
(i love you)
(i’m doing this for you)
(i’m cleaning up)
(i’m better now)
words in parentheses just should not count.
Apr 28, 2010
Apr 28, 2010 at 6:30 PM UTC
it doesn’t take a genius to understand grammar
“i before e, except after c”
to know the difference between
a comma
and a semicolon
but words in parentheses should not count.
books
letters
poems
songs
parentheses parentheses
used to explain something
an after thought
an “i didn’t think of this before
but i have now.”
and words in parentheses really should not count.
it does take a genius to understand people
or more specifically you
and why you did it.
(i love you)
(i’m doing this for you)
(i’m cleaning up)
(i’m better now)
words in parentheses just should not count.
This was inspired by a 6-word memoir on the Smith magazine website that is reprinted as the title of this poem.
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