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Fighting Pronouns
by Ronald W. Hull → (All Poetry by Ronald W. Hull)
Friday, March 4, 2022 Rated "G" by the Author.

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Ever notice that pronouns in the same family are often at odds?

Image © LA Johnson at NPR.com Fighting Pronouns I am not me, never would be, my ego never matched my id. His was never hers or theirs, neither was worth a quid. They are not us, so what is all the fuss? Don't they know that them, with us, is a plus? She is not he, never will be, except in the case of a trans. Both may reside, deep inside, confusing family, friends and fans. We are not you, except from the view, from far-off exo-it looking down. Discovering who we are from afar, finding us fighting with a frown. Yours is not mine, so do not whine, when you find out it's theirs instead. Looked high and low for ours, found only an ache in the head. Copyright 2022 © Ronald W. Hull 3/3/22 You can read and print this poem at my website here.

Reviewed by Jms Bell

Reviewed on March 22, 2022

PRONOUNS, SUCH AS YOU'VE MENTIONED, BROADENS THE VIEW AND ARE USUALLY USED WHEN ONE IS TRYING TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND NOT MENTION A SPECIFIC NAME OR TITLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING A NEGATIVE STATEMENT OR ACCUSATON. THIS USUALLY WORKS UNTIL THE LISTENER INTERRUPTS THE NARRATIVE AND ASKS; WHO IS THEY, THEM....ETC? I KNOW, BECAUSE I'VE USED THEM. GREAT WORK! LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Alan Cook

Reviewed on March 8, 2022

As noted in the poem, pronouns aren't what they used to be. Maybe they never were, but I used to be able to use them without wondering whether I was going to get canceled for hurting somebody's feelings. Maybe we should just call everybody "it."

Reviewed by John Herlihy

Reviewed on March 6, 2022

Marvellously inventive piece for a heavy day. Thanks

Reviewed by Mystic Rose

Reviewed on March 5, 2022

Our true ID is sometimes hidden inside, splendid little write Ronald, you've identified yourself as a great writer, Enjoyed your poem this evening.

Reviewed by w. aher

beautiful confusion ending with balance.

Reviewed by T. Wignesan

'Ola, Senor Don Ron ! Ever since Ai-yai pro-found ya poem, mia ache in the pro-cessor part of head "fighting" to pro-be Pro-fessor Doct'hearse per-sona-rse "a pro-forma" epithet or "a pro-forma" substantif in title pro-position fighting vuestra pro-clivity to pro-cure pain for pro-curator in pro-bate court pro-vided Usted pro-noun-ce pro-perly pro-nouns & pre-sent-par-ty-ciples in pro-to-typic pre-ambles pro-po-sing in high-C deine pro-pine paean in Pro-tean pro-forma form pour per-i-pat(h)-etic pu-pil(l)s sans pro-cessor in aching head...

Pro-tected from pre-directed pro-pulsed nu(ke)-lear energy emanating from pro-found pro-nouns...

Pro-bono pro-cedure from Pro-boscis by name. Danke schon!

Reviewed by Sandie May Joyce (Sandie Angel)

Reviewed on March 4, 2022

We are all so confused now. Sometimes with Transgender people, you don't even know if you could say he's a she, or she's a he, without offending them. Some would throw a fit if you address them the wrong way as if we would know what's on their minds.

Sandie