I Feel Sad



If you say, “I feel badly,” your grammar is bad.
You wouldn’t feel sadly; you’d say, “I feel sad.”
How you feel has no object; no action takes place,
Unless, after shaving, you’re feeling your face.
So, next time you’re feeling, remember to say,
“I feel bad,” and your grammar won’t give you away.


 

 

© Eliana Liatti Beam
Between or Among? or I’ll Be Hanged If I’m Hung:
Terse Verses for Grammarians and Wannabes (2001)

 

 

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