Thursday, January 21, 2021

Alphabetical Tomfoolery


I peck two fingered

on the computer keys.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmms

are what I see.



I peck again

and what appears, a row of

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzs.



I appear to be

striking out random,

not in order chronologically.



uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

ccccccccccccccccccccccccccc.

I do 2.

What the L

I ask myself?



X yes, even A and B I can C,

but at this juncture Y Z

when D E F G

would certainly B more orderly.



(I C U

Do U C me?)

O, if only I knew

that X Y and Z

would bring me

to the end

alphabetically.



But then,

have U ever fiddled with

special characters on

the computer?

They could drive an

otherwise

sane person craZ…



ᾯ ῂ € ∆ ∏ ∑ ₯ ₰ ₠ ₪ ₩

Excuse me if you were offended.

That is not what I intended.



This poem shall never be verbally

recited by me. For researching

the names and pronunciation of

ᾯ ῂ € ∆ ∏ ∑ ₯ ₰ ₠ ₪ ₩,” I’m

too damned lazy.



         -30-

Chris Hanch 1-16-2021



 

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