WHAT I REALLY MEAN
(A found poem)
by Rachel Rooney
I didn’t say she stole my money.
(But someone said she did.)
I didn’t say she stole my money.
(I really, really didn’t.)
I didn’t say she stole my money.
(Perhaps I gave a hint.)
I didn’t say she stole my money.
(But someone must have done it.)
I didn’t say she stole my money.
(I think she might have hidden it.)
I didn’t say she stole my money.
(But she did take someone else’s.)
I didn’t say she stole my money.
(I said she stole my glasses.)
Now that we have looked into intonation, let’s think about VOLUME.