Sometimes I come across a word as I'm reading
I'll be at a loss, a dictionary I'll be needing
I could check the one I have, but it's an old edition
I'm more comfortable going online to get the definition
The other day I looked up the word 'heretofore'
Was the online definition right? I'm not so sure
It was defined as 'before now'
I'd like to know how they came up with that definition, how?
How could the word 'heretofore'
Be defined as what came before?
What's wrong with them, holy cow!
It's what's happening right here, right now!
I may not know much, but one thing is clear
At least I know what's the current year
They should change the definition of 'heretofore'
It's not 'before now', it's now 'here, '2 4!'