My
friend Sue posted this from the Grammar Police website.
And
it reminded me of my own struggle for eliminating that final comma in a series.
Of
final pauses, & final endings.
I
realized for the first time: the final comma
is only a good thing if you are ready to read it.
That
final comma, that final pause, is a threshold.
A
threshold for transgression or for transformation.
We
all stand on that threshold, waiting for the final comma.
A
comma which demands a choice from each of us.
To transform or transgress.
For
years I have accepted that final comma.
In a series. In my life.
Now,
I want no final pause, no ending. Unless
it offers a threshold.
I
still want final commas to indicate closure.
But
I want the possibility of walking across the threshold.
