About a little word that I hate.

the word ‘huh’
should be tried.
it should be drawn
it should be quartered.
it is a mutiny against
the speaker -
a grotesque sound
that people make
when they aren’t listening.

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  • Debra. on Feb 22, 2009

    I hear you through and through, Steph. I detest the word so much that I made sure to cross that out of my kids vocabulary early on!
    Like I would tell my kids or their friends, what does “huh” mean? Tell me the definition of “huh.”

  • papaleng on Feb 22, 2009

    you really express your emotions well. Indeed, that’s a word associated with a bad listener so is “What”

  • Joni Keith on Feb 22, 2009

    Amazing how such a small word can conjure such contempt. Nice poem.

  • F J McCarthy on Feb 22, 2009

    So very true, I loved it, Thumbs up.

  • denus on Feb 22, 2009

    brilliant!

  • A. S. Keplinger on Feb 24, 2009

    Huh… interesting thoughts… well written with conviction and form. :) You just don’t like the word, huh? ;)

  • Kate Smedley on Feb 24, 2009

    That made me laugh! Well put!

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