To make an “I heart Entomology” shirt
just slap a bug on the back.
For an “I heart Etymology” shirt
people’d be breathing down my neck
to read the fine print
of all the footnotes.
(That’s why we don’t go out in public much.)
But for the love of language
and in pursuit of education
I’d rather take scuffed heels
from word hustlers on the streets.
