Special Characters

Don’t use special characters!

In writing I was told,

Next to the title of my poem.

(The letters black and bold.)

 

“Poems Don’t Have to Rhyme,” is what

I chose to name my piece,

But with this title, what I wrote

The site would not release.

 

For only letters, numbers, dashes,

Commas are allowed;

Apostrophes and colons, too,

Are welcomed in that crowd.

 

I looked back at my heading

And I didn’t understand

Exactly how it merited

That tyrant-like command.

 

I had to change my title –

It’s called “Poems” now on my list,

But someone messing with my words

Makes me feel awfully pissed.

(This refers to a different poetry site, not this blog)