Slave, or: Master

I'm well aware- I do not have a special way with words.
Rather, it seems, words often tend to have their way with me.
For instance, I've been crushed by a very large verb herd!

Ridiculous? I wonder too! Who on earth set them free?
Perhaps it was those rascally lowlife nouns once again.
They're always mocking, bullying me with such vicious glee!

Though cunning adjectives will wait until I lift my pen,
Their accomplice adverbs don't maintain similar patience,
Barely restraining themselves even to the count of ten!

I've cried when prepositions say I make no godly sense,
And directly, sometimes indirectly, articles are crass.
Clearly, they aim to wound me with their very worst offense.

Alas, these many parts of speech gang up on me en masse.
I still shudder to share the very worst of it with you-
Never will I forget the day that numeral grabbed my ass!

Interjections and determiners oft push their points of view;
In short, I have no say at all. They've got me quite subdued.

33 thoughts on “Slave, or: Master”

1. David, so hilarious, but so true! You are a master wordsmith! I enjoyed the rhyme. ❤

   1. Aww, thanks, Cheryl!

      I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂

      -David

2. Now now, you have a superb way of words. The tussle occurs because the words envy YOU😂😋❤️

   1. Ha! Tell that to them! 🤪

3. ABA BCB CDC DED
   Ah so that is a Terza Rima,
   And did she get a hold of you.
   Oh my soul, you poor poor victim
   But rest assured I won’t be the one rescuing you.
   You are doing just fine with your
   Terza Rima…..lol….you go girl, you got him by the verb, the noun, the adjective..ect….
   Prima ben
   You are a master and a skillfull victim.

   1. You’re sweet, Abi.

      Thanks ❤

      -David

      1. You are welcome poet❤

4. Brilliant write!!😂 Words are indeed such cunning entities, but we are ever so dependent upon them.
   Somehow, even though my grammar (usage) is reasonably good, I always struggle with learning all the rules and memorising the right terminologies. This poem is so very descriptive of that struggle!👏😂

   1. Yep 🙂

      It’s a playful poem, but it’s undergirded by truth!

      -David

5. Haha! The words are truly having fun with you!

   1. They are indeed❣️

      1. 😊❤️

6. Great stuff.

   1. Thanks so much, Peter.

      I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂

      Yours,
      David

7. Bonne pause de mots, même si les mots ne vous quitteront pas, et au grand plaisir de retrouver vos mots, très bonne soirée

   1. Merci Louise. Je suis si heureux que vous ayez apprécié ces versets.

      Cordialement,
      David

8. Indirectly crass articles, verb herds. I love it! As a full time teacher of college English as a Second Language, I appreciate anyone who can make humor out of linguistics. Cheers, David.

   1. Heheheh, thanks, George. In my imagination, language is more than just the sounds that come out of our mouths… I like playing at the intersection of “reality”, the way we humans perceive that, and the way we describe it.

      All best,
      David

9. Wonderful rhyming! It’s tough, but you have done well!!

   1. Thanks, Kaushal 🙂

      I was in a playful mood, following the previous mournful-melancholy piece.

      -David

10. This is so clever David!! I was chuckling and smiling through it. bravo 👏👏👏
    Loved how you opened with a hook right off the bat that was so good!
    I do not have a special way with words.
    Rather, it seems, words often tend to have their way with me.
    👍

    1. ❤

11. Well done David! You have quite a way with words!
    Dwight

    1. No, no! It’s the other way around 😀

       -David

       1. Ha Ha… you are in trouble!! LOL

12. Oh I know the feeling! Words have the last word, always 🤣

    1. Yeah, I’m just a wuss!

       -David