Fear Not the Clause

FEAR NOT THE CLAUSE There is no cause to fear the clause It has no teeth, has no sharp claws Though analysis may give you pause Dissect it, then you’ll be the one to dictate It has a subject, and predicate But a usual function subordinate It does neither state nor interrogate It's a delegate with aid to dispense It may have a pronoun and a verb with tense And might be inclined to make a pretence But while it may have a where or when sense It’s not a true sentence; although a key stone Lest it's the MAIN clause self determined, alone A patrician of syntax up high on a throne As a sentence support like a vertebra bone Put in its right place could give words a revivali So direct the clause, noun, adverb, adjectival Do not be concerned, it won’t risk your survival And make it act as your aide, genitival There is no cause to fear the clause