They

I know this isn’t quite PC
But if I had my way,
The gender-fluid people
Could not singularize “they.”

The New York Times accepts it,
Also making single “their.”
For English teachers, such a use
Is reason to despair.

I try to understand those folks
Who are not “he” or “she”
And know that modern life demands
That’s how it’s got to be.

But let them form some pronouns
Which don’t currently exist,
Creative words that by the grammar
Police won’t be dismissed.

The world’s evolving, that’s for sure,
And many things are strange,
Yet I believe that certain rules
Should not be forced to change.