Pedantic by H. Russell Smith
I guess I'm anything but pedantic
Splitting hairs requires surgeon's skill
I'd much rather be labeled
A hapless, hopeless romantic
Bullheaded, strong in will.
Still my typing often suffers
A misplaced comma or three
Argumentative, disagreeable subjects
Torment verbs by the numbers
Of that, I'll never be free!
Despite my grumbling demeanor
Underneath lurks a heart of gold
I never mastered the English language
By now I'm far too old
For iambic pentameter
Oh, hell. Who cares!
H. Russell Smith is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and lives near Joplin, MO. He works as an electrical engineer and loves Ham Radio and New Mexico chile peppers.