by Jonathan Katz.
I try to be helpful.
My client was labeling governors by their party
like Democrats are ( D ) and Republicans are ( R )
but the R’s in parentheses insisted on turning
into ® ® ® — little brand registrations –
you know, those circles around the letter “R”
that mean an idea has been bought,
is now owned and corporate – and when
the client asked how to correct the R’s –
you know, so the values could be known
and aligned with the people –
I discover that all I am allowed to provide
is speech therapy; that is, the letter and the sound:
R equals “ruh”; R equals “ruh”; R equals “ruh.”