Tonality

I just got sparky with Avacado
on her cool blog--
hope she knows I'm just being sparky--

I mean, I could write: "I'm just being sparky,"
but then that would, uh, take out the sparkiness.

But, what if she gets sparky with me?
And I take it wrong
and get my feelings hurt? Or get angry?

Writing with the proper tone
can be such a chore,
especially if you over analyze your audience.

I told you about the red pen incident?

Once, I, as a teenager going off to work,
left a note for my mother.
She yelled at me for two hours
about being snippy with her in the note.
I didn't understand until she mentioned
the fact that the note was scribbled in RED.
THE ANGRY COLOR.

WHICH ALSO BRINGS ME TO ADMIT
THAT I TOO HATE EMAILS IN ALL CAPS;
YES, I FEEL AS IF THE WRITER IS SHOUTING.
DO YOU?