trite yap show
rosy twit heap
posterity haw
a wept history
it’s yawp rot, eh
a wisher potty
a power shitty
a whitey sport
poetry is what
whips yo tater
pets it awry, oh
oh, twisty pear
two hearts yip
it’s paw theory
hi! try wet soap
ear whist typo
ape with story
or what ye spit
or what yeps it
throaty wipes
or what I types
This appeared in the October 2015 issue.
Susan Holbrook teaches literature and creative writing at the University of Windsor.
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