It’s And Its Poem by Raj Arumugam

1

we must talk about this
though I know it’s a strange subject
for a poem
and more apt to appear
in a dictionary
in its notes;
or in a book of style
or discussed in Fowler
or Usage and Abusage



2

but what’s your point?
I hear you howl;
and so the point is:
it’s reads
it is
and its
is possessive


It’s all right
means
It is all right;
and
The dog curls it’s tail
means
The dog curls it is tail.



3

so,
dear friends,
is it
it’s or its?
just remember,
punctuation can be useful
but when it’s a little tricky
it can lash with its swift tail…




4

I don’t know if you agree
if punctuation has its use
or if it’s ugly and useless
but
it’s your writing;
it’s up to you now