Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Apostrophe


We are people
 of the apostrophe;
convinced that possessive
is the most important use of
this multipurpose punctuation;

taking whatever we will -
literally - and we do;
making it ours with
a single curved swoosh
+ a crooked letter;

using ownership's pronouns -
mine, ours - to stake a claim;
oblivious to  counter-creational
nature of the whole idea;
digging culture's grave ever-deeper.

Give us wisdom and courage,
 O God, to claim both
primary and ultimate identity
as your possessions.

Grant us hope and love sufficient
to transmit this identity,
as those so possessed,
to the ends of the earth.


© 2013 Todd Jenkins

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