Uhhhh...
4 I have told you
2 that I
3 would not tell
3 him secrets
2 but I
5 did because he did
2 not know
3 how to be
3 a good friend
5 but please forgive me
2 i am
3 your best friend
As for my version of parodying William's "This is Just to Say", I followed the form, the number of stanzas, and the number of syllables within each line. Although, I did change the title's syllable count because I felt that 'Uhhh..' is used a lot during times of lying and doubt and it would be more effective. Along with that, I also chose not to use any punctuation because that is the most significant and noticeable feature of this poem. Other than the form, the original poem gave a sense of apology where I had parody also. Instead of apologizing for eating some one's plums, the person in my version is apologizing for spilling a secret to someone for a rational reason. My version mocks the original because it is more sincere than Williams'. I feel that my last line "your best friend" has a stronger sympathy towards the apology.
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Nice parody, It really does a good job of portraying real sincerity, unlike the original which is more of a mock apology. It maintains the same form of the poem, but yours is more thought provoking. It makes you wonder about the secrets and what has been said. While the original is boring, he ate his plums. Good Job.
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