it's not my fault

prisoner of letters

it’s not my fault

don’t you see?

i rolled over and fell off the page

for so long i was held prisoner on that naked page

but today

those lazy letters forgot to close the parentheses

so, well, now the diagnosis is that i am inextricably

tied to a disagreeable adjective

and unless i put a hit out on some misplaced modifiers

he will never let me go

my thoughts scatter like pits out of an apple core

in some high-powered blender

but it’s all not my fault

nope, blame it on the lazy letters

that’s my story and i’m stickin’ to it!

 

Reviews

[Beccy]

There are more poems contained in the poets mind that will never written; as there are those that those that will be written as long as time lasts.

We know what we want to say, but goodness, sometimes it's hard to get those lazy letters out and onto the page.

A glass of red and a gaze up at the night sky often helps, but even then so much simply slips away.

Loved this to bits.

Beccy.

[Lydia Shutter]

You know it, Beccy. Thanks so much. Lydi**

[Kelly Scheppers]

I love when you write these introspective pieces, showing the good intention of our muse!

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much, Kelly. I know you are decorating your house for Christmas now. May you enjoy every moment of the holiday season. I hope Eric will be home with you. Lydi**

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

Fun to read. It grabs a writers heart. It has humor to it that I enjoyed!

[Lydia Shutter]

We all need humor in our lives. Thanks, Cyprian. Lydi*

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

Affirmative. You're most welcome, Lydi.

[Paul Bell]

Quite like the idea of being held prisoner on a naked page. But once i come out of my "comma" I retreat to a different period in time.

[Lydia Shutter]

:) Thanks, Paul. Lydi**

[emmajoy]

Your love for love, the love for language and the mind you use to look at everything, really shows in this. Clever stuff, lydi, clever and so very true. Tis easy to be stuck in a hole without a ladder when writing - when living too!

[Lydia Shutter]

Indeed, Emma....you know this so well. Thank you very much. Lydi**

[emmajoy]

I do, I do... But... if only i could put the emotions felt in the language you use, Lydi. Superb. x

[ReedWrite]

Loved this piece.
A perfectly penned sentiment. I know my writing skills are still developing. I have much to learn, but I, too, sometimes feel like "i was held prisoner on that naked page". I love how you've expressed it, with a touch of humor. Nicely done.

[Lydia Shutter]

Always find something to laugh about....it brightens your world. Thanks for the review. Lydi**

[Tom]

When the words are flowing like a cascading waterfall, even the most skilled wordsmith can be overcome in the maelstrom of morphology!

So glad you weathered the storm Lydia and came through with another searing syntax !

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you very much, Tom. You have read so many of my words recently. I appreciate it. Lydi**

[Einstein Noodle]

Dear Lydia,
I am reading a book titled, "Eats, Shoots and Leaves". Its a colorful humorous look at punctuation's use, misuse and history. All rule of law has escaped the pages of e-mails, tweets, twitters and yes, even books, newspapers, and magazines. I have been quasi-trying to get back to my old English teachers' ways .... but it is not easy ... i am too use to my dot series to tell all.....:) ...
E.

[Lydia Shutter]

Smiling here. I retired the red pen many moons ago, but it still irks me when I see incorrect word and grammar usage. Thanks for the review, E. Lydi**

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahaha .. the red pen oh my!! ;) i well remember the terror of it ... wielded by the Nuns :{

[Patricia Wedel]

dearest Lydia, your sense of propriety is
colored in shades of reality. Today is
Thanksgiving and I am thankful for your
poem of artful beauty of letters that spread and
fall like feathers. Our weather is grey, but our
Spirits are sunny. Still having trouble with my
Harbor email. truly, Pat

[Lydia Shutter]

Sorry you are still having trouble with your email, Pat. I hope you have gotten the letters I sent this week. Happy Thanksgiving to you and Roger. Thank you for your review. Lydi***

[jacob erin-cilberto]

oh my, this is so clever, i love the play on language...and those damn disagreeable adjectives have some nerve...they shake off all the good adverbs and then leave those verbs going in the wrong direction.

j.

[Lydia Shutter]

:) Just having a little fun here. Thanks, Jacob. Happy Thanksgiving! Lydi**

[GBSpangler]

You blew my mind! I love this concept and how it is visualized in the phrasing and how the words are 'misplaced' on the page itself! (by the way I do get the Queen reference)

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much! Happy Thanksgiving to you! Lydi**