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A subject liked to argue with his verbs,
accusing them of very little action,
which, he insisted, troubles and disturbs,
while offering the inverse of attraction.
The verbs confessed that they were at a loss,
suggesting that he study up on grammar
but he persisted (after all, the boss)
and threatened them with long stays in the slammer.
To settle things, they've chosen arbitration,
conjunctions serving as both judge and jury,
though adverbs did articulate frustration,
if short of what a noun would label fury.
The subject, smugly, offered no repentance.
No choice then, for the court, but read the sentence.