I read the poetry <br />And the words are great <br />I like them exactly as they are. <br /> <br />But society <br />Has this way <br />Of organizing our words <br />So we can understand <br />A bit better. <br /> <br />And this person <br />Wanted to know <br />What I thought, <br />So I had to do the old thing <br />Teachers had to do to me <br />And look for the errors <br />In grammar <br />Or look for an omitted word. <br /> <br />But I had to say to myself <br />That this is only a formality <br />Anyone can understand <br />When we leave out a word or two <br />Or a comma or a period <br />If we have even half a brain <br />None of that really matters. <br /> <br />What really matters is what <br />We have to say <br />And this person <br />Said it all perfectly <br />Whether the apostrophes <br />Were in the right place or not <br />Didn’t really matter, <br />What really mattered <br />Was that this person <br />Mattered <br />And I hope <br />They keep writing.<br /><br />Connie Webb<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/on-being-asked-to-comment-on-an-eighteen-year-ol/
