It is good to obey all the rules when you’re young, so you’ll have the strength to break them when you’re old.
–Mark Twain

Why wait until you’re old?
You kids know a bad rule
when you confront it.

Now, don’t break rules
just for the sake of breaking them;
have a damned good reason.

If a rule is bad,
it needs to be broken.
That takes strength,
and courage,
no matter your age.

Regarding writing rules,
you need to know them
before you break them.

Don’t break writing rules
because you don’t know any better,
break them to make your writing better.