Errantapostrophobia

in keeping with my unhealthy obsessions

She lurks in your back pages
She does not mean to be
obsessed
possessed
anathema
to her very
existence -
unaware of
the correct
terminology,
she seeks
therapy
for her
phobia of the
errant apostrophe -

alas says
the shrink,
there is no
cure.

you w'ill
just h'ave to
en'dure -
the world 'is
full of th'em
ha've a drink
an'd deal
w'ith em'
a'hem!

Author's Note

Okay, have a laugh at my expense, but the last verse was literally KILLING me to leave it that way!!!!

Reviews

[Mockingbird]

it's good to face your fears and admit your idiosynchrosies (sorry about spelling) and laugh at yourself about it. this was very amusing but also informative. cool coinage.

[Delmar Cooper]

I feel suddenly apostrated.

[Neville]

Neologisms R Us Yo' Electric City Lady -- 'This ma'de me' chu'ckle' no End x

[Lyn Anderson]

At least I am aware of my idiosyncrasies

[Neville]

UR Indeed KLGe

[Chris]

Real'ly? Who'ld a'guessed? And I thought it were merely the Irish rogue a'leakin and a'lurkin - ya know?

[Leigh]

Rules rules rules, but sometimes we need them...and apostrophes too

[Vidya Bacchus]

Look at you putting apostrophe's all over the place .I feel for you KL that must have hurt haha.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Ha you vixen! at least you have insight, so more neurosis than psychosis!

[Lyn Anderson]

Whew, thanks for the reassurance my lovely friendly psychiatric expert! Now what to do about my other phobias for misplaced commas, and the dreaded there versus their?

[Frieda P]

Ha quirky tittle, and I can see you writhing in pain over those misplaced apostrophes! Hahaha you nailed it as usual girl! A'hem!

[Lyn Anderson]

Yeah, I thought about it and realized it is not the apostrophe I fear, only its incorrect placement, hence errantapostrophobia - to join insomnity in my poetic license vocabulary.

[Frieda P]

I'm all for creating new words....