#fuck prescriptivism

can i repeat what i think in the dark?

may i repeat it in ink or in art?

i dotted my t's and i crossed out my heart

stuck a pin in my i

(well, i guess that's a start)

when a baby first cried, did his father still scold?

when a person first lied, were they sheepish or bold?

i have tried and i've tried to speak careful and cold

but until the spark dies

there's still charcoal to hold

i solemnly swear not to stutter or spit

or to slur words or curse or to speak with a lisp

i will sign on the line in an elegant script

with my dominant hand

resting on my left hip

i before e (see me after class)

i split my infinitive soul in two halves

said "to be who you are" just stay right where you're at

your middle name's stars***