Doppler Shifted Dialogues
Senryus for conscientious conversationalists
Communication
grooves most when curious ears
hear more than mouths move
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Avow outlooks out-
side of dugout outrage to
reroute bad-mouthing
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Conjugatekeepers
prefer tense lexical pre-
tense over content
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Have an ever-how-
ever friend who ifs and buts
between hems and haws?
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My base theory is…
“What can I help you with, Miles?”
Not right now, Siri.
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Don’t let convos be
conveyor belts of baggage,
boasting and bitching
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Autocorrect tech
wrecks sender intent with
vexed, perplexing texts
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If only ethos
could persuade cessation of
uninformed say-so
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Estranged players stage
betrayal exchanges in
pained, deranged rages
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Wiki Way word nerds
weave etymon fronds into
lexicon unions