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Ode To Editing

from Nhojj Poetry Vol. 1 by Nhojj

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I was in the editing stage... while re-reading a piece for what seemed like the hundredth time, I added a coma at the end of a phrase, but when I re-read it with said coma in place, I felt certain it ought not to be there. I played this coma no coma tug-a-war a few times before calling it a day.

Later while I was contemplating the incident, the first lines of this poem came giggling into my mind, along with the voice of a Shakespearean actor reciting it from a theatrical stage. I can’t do a decent British accent, so I returned to Trinidad…

Thank you for indulging me yet again in a bit of poetic humor... I do believe that laughter is the best medicine.

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Remove the coma
It is not right that it be there
It makes the sentence square...
It lacks
It distracts

Fling it away
Toss it thus
Dash it on the rocks and let it end its days in my virtual trash box...

Do it now in the name of all things holy and write
A supplication to the saints of perfection
A sacrifice to gods of edits
So they may bless us with more chances…
To mix words in a salad for lunch

Hmmm dat not sounding right nuh….
I ain’ t’ink dat is de right metaphor…

Remove the metaphor
It is not right that it be there
It makes the poem wrong...
It lacks
It distracts

Fling it away
Toss it thus
Dash it on the rocks and let it end its days in my virtual trash box...

TRANSLATION KEY
dat - that
de - the
nuh - no
t’ink - think

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from Nhojj Poetry Vol. 1, track released November 18, 2017
Written & performed by Nhojj

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Nhojj Orlando, Florida

Singer/songwriter and poet wading through the rivers of R&B, soul, jazz, and reggae.

My intention is to create sonic spaces where you can experience yourself through the lens of love and acceptance.

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