no such thing as a typo
he says & al of a sodden
misstakes have meaning
wrapped inside
like birthday presents
those backstabbing fingertips
have no business tapping about
like 10 noisy fifth-grade girls
spreading secrets
just because they can
& now the jig is up
& the keyboard stammers
butt butt but I didn’t mean to say that
when of course
we all know it did
Susan Daniels Poetry 
I really like the idea to this, hidden meanings held inside mistakes
thanks, Ian–had fun with this.
******Susan, your beautiful Freud suffused poem prompted this – consider it an instant stammer cos this is not the song I had hoped to sing!
Keyboard sudden sodden with stammer,
sodden fingers leaking, pressure and pleasure on fingers,
hydaulics, control valves and bubbling words and thoughts,
energy, all tumbling, fluid dynamics and sublimal flows stabilising
internal riots, ordered entropy
a benign judas like affliction announcing uprightness
so when next the keyboard stammers,
say no buts, not butts, not misskates, not errors
but errands from within butting into and jotting out
to the without, shy
this is a cool piece. it’s a good way to say that it’s the keyboards fault for what is coming out. it can be two way as this can be a way to vent against those that used backstabbing tricks on others.
Don–thank you 🙂 it was fun!
Noel–Wow. Now, THAT does a stammering keyboard justice! Really, really, really like this:
energy, all tumbling, fluid dynamics and sublimal flows stabilising
internal riots, ordered entropy
a benign judas like affliction announcing uprightness
Of course, its all great, but especially like those lines!
Ye impish keyboard, so wild.
Yes–such a gossip.
Thoroughly winsome! You’re wonderful Susan!
Thank you Deb!
The verse about fifth grade girls made me smile.
Thanks 🙂
I really, really enjoyed this. Such a simple thought that triggers so many ideas.
yes, and al of a sodden, misskate stammers!
🙂
Thank you Steven–I really enjoyed blaming the keyboard for gossiping 🙂
very nice
Thanks, Christopher, appreciate the comments 🙂