structure formatting punctuation
its a load of crap shaped misinformation
we dont need little lines in and amongst all these letters
to help us read in between the lines a little better
what does the comma do that common sense cannot
and why must we exclaim when WE CAN JUST SHOUT A WHOLE LOT
and where is the need for the period full stop
when life is a long sentence that only ends when we drop
and hey if youve got a question then dont ask just tell
because everythings unknown until we pull answers up from hell
which just happens to be where grammar was born
so death to the comma you wont see these words mourn
One Minute to Noon
“OK, guys!” I screech over the macaw-like chatter in my sophomore English class. My students are sharing mementos they accumulated during summer vacation. The assignment is to interview each other and write an expository essay about another student’s treasure: Misty’s coquina shells and sand dollars from Florida, Ruth’s two Navajo pottery mugs from New Mexico, Roxy’s perfume from Paris, Kevin’s chocolate from Hershey Pennsylvania, a picador’s sword from a bullfight in San Fermin Spain, where one of my favorite students, Manny Pérez, ran with the bulls at festival.
By Lacy Loar-Gruenler6 days ago in Fiction
Comments (3)
My debate coach in high school would be thrilled with this. With every original oration or paper I ever wrote, he would tell me, "All of these commas are technically correct, but they make this virtually impossible to read." While others were oft instructed to tighten things up & make it shorter, I was assigned the task of editing most of my commas out.
I came for the Punk and stayed for the clever! Very well done!
Title got me, poem kept me. And as an ESL instructor, I sympathize. As a former 80s punker, I shed a tear... Excellent!