Grammar Rule

Paris Hyde

Paris Hyde reads "Grammar Rule"

Die 

 

is a transitive verb,

never a passive,

 

always an action.

The action is done

 

I can’t have you back.

 

You died once

at one shot

 

it’s a passed tense

in the past.

 

And I’ve been dying        eversince.

 
 
A young woman with long dark hair and dark glasses looks to off to the side. She is wearing a gray scarf over a yellow, white, and gray striped dress. In the background is a vast expanse of blue water, and the hint of buildings, trees, and a mountain

Paris Hyde is an English Literature scholar. She writes poetry and fiction
and teaches English alongside her literary work. Her debut novel, The
Invulnerable, was self-published in 2020.

 
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