‘i’ before ‘e’, except after ‘c’
but that doesn’t apply
to-words-like-protein,
or neither, or seizure,
or glacier, or weight.
A sovereign so ancient,
it-reigns-on-the-vein.
They forfeit procedure,
feign heirlooms away.
We grieve all our Neighbors,
at leisure’s dismay.
Irregular Regulations