Punctuation

Look, you don’t want

To talk about a love anymore

Than they want you to.

You start with horrible,

(By which you mean object)

If it’s not true that a body resolves,

Embedded in a transitive goo.

If it’s not true that a love involves

Affection as a touchstone,

(By which you mean predicate)

If it’s not true that a love is a stone,

A verb can stand as a noun.

If it’s not true that you were ever loved,

(By which you mean parsable)

A love is an abstract perfect tense.

If it’s not true that touch is a stone,

(By which you mean redundant)

You end with horrible.

(By which you mean subject)

© 2012 – Mark A Douglas