This love story, let punctuation guide,
As commas caress, and question marks confide.
The exclamation mark, with passion, it shouts,
While hyphens connect, and colons lay doubts.
Oh, apostrophe, possessive and true,
Claiming my heart, forever with you.
Parentheses embrace, a tender hold,
Whispering secrets, never to be told.
Quotation marks, a love story they weave,
Enclosing our words, like a gentle reprieve.
Ellipses dance, in a rhythmic sway,
Pausing our moments, extending the play.
Em dash ignites, a fiery spark,
Unifying souls, even in the dark.
Semicolon, a pause and a link,
Binding our love, with a lasting wink.
Question mark wonders, in curiosity,
Exploring the depths of our affinity.
And the period, firm, a final decree,
Sealing our love, for eternity.
Let the punctuation shape our tale,
Each mark expressing, what words often fail.
For love’s language goes beyond the letters,
And finds its voice, in these punctuation treasures.
© Ifedolapo Ogunniyi
Ifedolapo Ogunniyi 