When the apostrophe disappears
from ones verse or prose
its plain to see
theres mayhem, and everyones brain is muddled
I cant make sense of what youre saying
and the judge cant tell if the farm is
Joes or Marys or Philips
or quite literally the pigs own
And of course when it appear’s
in the wrong place’s, it get’s up
everyone’s nerve’s or nose’s;
and it cause’s an identity crisis
between its and it’s;
and its’ like ****
(thi’s mess’ is’)–
please, please, please -
running down to one’s toe’s
It’s obvious to see
that the apostrophe -
that comma that hangs in the air -
is worth mastering
or may you hang in its stead
Jan 27, 2014
Jan 27, 2014 at 3:08 AM UTC
When the apostrophe disappears
from ones verse or prose
its plain to see
theres mayhem, and everyones brain is muddled
I cant make sense of what youre saying
and the judge cant tell if the farm is
Joes or Marys or Philips
or quite literally the pigs own
And of course when it appear’s
in the wrong place’s, it get’s up
everyone’s nerve’s or nose’s;
and it cause’s an identity crisis
between its and it’s;
and its’ like ****
(thi’s mess’ is’)–
please, please, please -
running down to one’s toe’s
It’s obvious to see
that the apostrophe -
that comma that hangs in the air -
is worth mastering
or may you hang in its stead
It is the business of every writer to master the basics of punctuation. The complexities and the quarrels over the mechanics of punctuation we can leave to the unimaginative and nit-picking editors.
/No offence meant to anybody - I only mean to be helpful in verse, with some humour and spirit. (I don't mind if editors are offended though.)
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