Otto

Well...

Otto is a spiteful sprite,
Trying to wreck my writing,
And he just might!

“So”s become “do”s
So many times.
What is in common -
Other than rhymes?

Poor “smurfs” turn to “snuff”,
“Through” is not “tough”.
I am telling you, Otto,
I’ve had quite enough!

“Refuse” is “refused”,
My email rejected,
Appears my phone
Is completely infected!

Rants are turned cute,
Who says “ducking”?
With my words,
He is seriously fu----

Yes, Otto Korrect,
that clever sprite,
Has even kept his
True name from sight!

Author's Note

I feel as though some polishing might be in order. Any ideas?
Two people helped me name Otto Korrect. You know who you are.

Reviews

[hcarson]

Hehe...my phone messages are full of "ducks"...best was when it changed my brothers name, who is Stuart, to "stupid"...I let my own otto have that one and left it unchanged..as names go it suits him far better at the moment! I personally wouldn't change anything about this poem, its fun, relatable and good enough as it is :)

[Shannon]

Thanks. Stupid is great! Poor brother.

[hcarson]

you wouldn't say that if you met him lol

[Nessly]

I love this! I feel the narrator's frustration with auto correct, and have experienced it myself. I love the renaming of "auto correct" to "Otto Korrect." This is really well thought-out and executed.

[Shannon]

Thanks. This seems to be one everyone can relate to.

[Aidan Oberholtzer]

I like this. Its humorous and well written. Otto is disabled on my phone lol.

[Shannon]

I feel like you just invited his cousin, Ty Poe to exact revenge!
Thanks.

[James]

I love it, who doesn't hate otto, especially on the phone.

[Shannon]

Thank you. My most universal piece yet, I think. Since the pop ups gripped my computer a few months back, all my comments are on my phone. Otto has a field day!

[Lyn Anderson]

I love it. I have one somewhere on the same subject. A collaboration with Noel HC. Ducking Auto Correct. Yeah, exactly, who says that?

[Shannon]

Thanks. Otto really does prefer ducking...

[Shabeeh Haider]

It can be a nuisance. You are typing and it has a mind of its own. Good that you have given it a name. At Least we can curse him by name.

[Shannon]

Thank you for stopping by to read and review.

[Shabeeh Haider]

My pleasure

[Djourrisse Appleby]

It's been awhile since I visited this site and your poem was one of the few writings that popped on my live feed.So I read. At first I thought it was a real person since I have been checking on publishers and editors too. Or is it? Haha. I like how you gave auto correct a personality. :D

[Shannon]

Welcome back to the site. I have only been here a few months, so our paths have not likely crossed before. Otto is a bit of an anomaly for me. Humorous poems not my forte.
Thanks for the read and the kind review.

[Emily]

Lovely poem!!
Keep it up!!

[Shannon]

Thanks for stopping by!

[Woody]

hahaha I can easily relate. that blasted Otto!
clever and fun, S. no suggestions from me.

[Shannon]

Thanks for stopping by to read. I really liked putting Otto on blast!

[Gee]

Trolls eh, don't you just love 'em. Like this, I posted Trolls a while back when trolling was rife on here. A clever write,well done.

[Shannon]

Why thank you for reading.

[Gee]

My pleasure