“Vexed by a verb!” I often vent,
undeniably discontent.
Let my quirky quote be the key
to promoting a patent plea
for the status I’d reinvent:
Pairing “I am” with “years” has meant
an identity I resent;
being defined by age makes me
vexed by a verb!
The remedy I’d implement,
ownership of the time one’s spent,
prefers “to have” over “to be”;
hence, “having” years will guarantee
my halting to holler hell-bent
“Vexed by a verb!”
E. V. “Beth” Wyler grew up in Elmont, NY. At 43, she obtained her associate’s degree from Bergen Community College. She and her husband, Richard, share their empty Fair Lawn, NJ nest with 3 cats and a beta fish. Her oldest daughter is a biomedical engineer and her other two children are SUNY undergraduate students. E. V. Wyler’s poetry has been published in: The Storyteller, Feelings of the Heart, WestWard Quarterly, The Pink Chameleon, Nuthouse Magazine, The Rotary Dial, and on the website Poetry Soup. In addition, 3 accepted poems are pending publication in Vox Poetica.
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Why even Hamlet would repent,
when he heard your argument.
And choose the option, not “to be,”
instead “to have” would query he.
E. V.,
I can think of many verbs that have vexed me! I like your poem but I do have one question: Shouldn’t it be “undeniably discontented”?
Good question! If “undeniably discontent” is bad grammar, then I’d change the line because the “-ent” ending of “discontent” is required to pair with “vent”. However, although “discontent” is usually used as a noun, I believe it can be used as an adjective, too. Here’s a link to the M.W. dictionary definition:
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/discontent
Evan? Any thoughts?