This poem was the best I could do on the subject. It appeared in the journal Defenestration.
In the Wink of an Emoticon
You catch my double meaning when
I semicolon right paren.
Colon left paren, I’m bummed;
Colon P or b, I’m dumb
(The plosive bump’s a dimwit’s lolling tongue).
When what I say’s not all I mean,
A sideways grimace on the screen
Makes typographical amends,
Alerts emoticonscious friends:
I'm really ; )
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