26 Friends
by Elizabeth Challinor
26 friends
Jostling for a place
Ready to be moved around
At anybody's whim
But there are rules
I before E
Except after C
Which are broken
All the time
So....
Usage has it
You are no longer well
You are good
And them shoes
Have walked the streets
Of Beautiful Britain
For as long as I can remember
Irrespective
Of grumpy grammar teachers
26 friends waiting in a line
Bursting with potential
The possibilities
Are infinite
Dedicated to you, dad, for obvious reasons!