I give
I gave
I have given
Why do I need to steal
A noun
When the verbs
Are available
For free
And what happens
To gifted children
Do we gift them
To someone else?

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Back in the pre-influencer times
Before the advent of social media
And gleaming-toothed
Self-appointed mavens
Of style and manners
And language

Back then
There were rules
Of behavior
Of politics
Of language

Nouns verbs
Adjectives adverbs
Conjunctions prepositions

Oh there was some cross-over
Elect for one
To chose or
The chosen

But those followed rules
Just like gift —
Damn