‘MY REFRAIN’ ORIGINAL POETRY BY ALLIÉ MERRICK MCGUIRE
NO THANKS
I’m dedicating this piece to an acceptance of errors - those I’ve made in the past and those that I’ll make in the future. Regardless of when they occurred, I accept that I am human and innately will error from time to time. This piece is also dedicated to my recent diagnosis of MS - my acceptance of the condition, all the things it changes, and all the things it doesn’t.
I don’t feel the need To bind words In an electronic state In a word document Or excel worksheet No cells for my syllables Than you very much I’m touched If my words not carefully spelled Are misspelled I forgive myself for that And applaud my attempt To employ applaudable vocabulary In a grammatically simplistic society If I’m to be called the oddity
I’m odd And that’s fine These words are mine I own these So please If you need a word But a fancier version Control Shift F7 Will provide a conversion No need to open a book to find Words not networked to your mind Let your fingers do the talking Click, click, click, click Put down the paper Toss out the Bic
Your quick Not me I’m slow I write as I go And I don’t feel the need To bind words In an electronic state In a Word document Or Excel worksheet No cells for my syllables Than you very much I’m touched
NO THANKS
AN ACCEPTANCE OF ERRORS (AND MS)
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17 AWARENOW / THE HUMAN EDITION
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