prompt # 8: emoji

My cat startles off after hearing loud fireworks

on this clear night sky among the trees.

Stop! What was that? Did you see that?

WHOA!!!! Im out.

 

with the use of shorthand

acronyms, emojis

grammar nazis must not like this new writing style.

Harder to decipher.

a puzzle

that can be interpreted in many different ways

Will writing academic papers go out of style?

Letter writing has diminished.

emails have been replaced with quick text messages that look like code.

emojis are universal language

like music and acronyms.

although the biggest problem is

emojis have too many answers instead of only one.

Concluding that writing a poem full of emojis

or translating seems to lack the emotional, benefit of poetry that makes poetry

help anyone.

One thought on “prompt # 8: emoji

  1. I love so much of this. Particularly “grammar nazis must not like this new writing style.

    Harder to decipher.

    a puzzle

    that can be interpreted in many different ways

    Will writing academic papers go out of style?”

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