Poem a Day, #16 (authority)

The prompt for this was some take on authority, so I thought about what I know and don't know.

I'm Not an Expert

I’m not an expert on

the internal workings of the human body.

I’m not an expert, but

I know the difference between “which” and “that.”

I’m not an expert on

getting blood out of a living human to test it.

I’m not an expert, but

I know where to put commas in and take them out.

I’m not an expert on

what makes blood clot at the right time and place.

I’m not an expert, but

I know what punctuation goes inside or outside of quotation marks.

I’m not an expert on

veins, arteries, the deep vein thrombosis, the pulmonary embolism.

I’m not an expert, but

I know that pronouns have to agree with their antecedents.

I’m not an expert on

kidney function, urethers, bladder infections.

I’m not an expert, but

I know editors and book sellers aren’t “curators.”

I’m not an expert on

keeping a human alive when the body goes berserk.

I’m not an expert, but

I know celebrities and buildings and attitudes are not “iconic.”

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