Punkshoe8tion
by Donald E. W. Quist
My verbosity was apparent from the early age of ten.
Aspirations of crafting freely, living/breathing through my pen.
Though my concepts were exceptional and my dialogue a delight,
I struggled with punctuation, commas drifting out of sight.
No comprehension for the colon, peck at ;'s like a hen.
Capitalization instead of !exclamation! to show emphasis, no zen.
Parentheses were Greek to me, brace and bracket I'd yet to fathom.
I’d tiptoe through a thesis, slashing dashes, quotes and hyphen.
8 years later I had had enough, I would nix my indifference.
My frustration with punctuation could be bested with commitment.
Off to college, gain some knowledge, to relearn the base and basics;
My stories no longer confined to a stream of declarative statements.
Jack runs -PERIOD-Jack is scared-PERIOD-Jack fell down-PERIOD-Jack is afraid.
With just a little more attention rounded characters could be made.
With ellipsis and apostrophes I could give my Jack a voice.
No more questions on direction, God had issued me a choice,
“Do it better or not at all. Are you a procrastinator or creator?”
“I choose action not distraction, navigating Jack through paper!”
Punctuation is a trusted tool enhancing speech, connection,
an author's necessity, gently aiding me in written communication.
by Donald E. W. Quist
My verbosity was apparent from the early age of ten.
Aspirations of crafting freely, living/breathing through my pen.
Though my concepts were exceptional and my dialogue a delight,
I struggled with punctuation, commas drifting out of sight.
No comprehension for the colon, peck at ;'s like a hen.
Capitalization instead of !exclamation! to show emphasis, no zen.
Parentheses were Greek to me, brace and bracket I'd yet to fathom.
I’d tiptoe through a thesis, slashing dashes, quotes and hyphen.
8 years later I had had enough, I would nix my indifference.
My frustration with punctuation could be bested with commitment.
Off to college, gain some knowledge, to relearn the base and basics;
My stories no longer confined to a stream of declarative statements.
Jack runs -PERIOD-Jack is scared-PERIOD-Jack fell down-PERIOD-Jack is afraid.
With just a little more attention rounded characters could be made.
With ellipsis and apostrophes I could give my Jack a voice.
No more questions on direction, God had issued me a choice,
“Do it better or not at all. Are you a procrastinator or creator?”
“I choose action not distraction, navigating Jack through paper!”
Punctuation is a trusted tool enhancing speech, connection,
an author's necessity, gently aiding me in written communication.
1 comment:
Donnie Quist...I love you. Seriously, write more kid.
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