Clean Lips
Be careful of the word that slips
from in between your lovely lips.
Be sure it’s not deemed a disgrace,
not to be used in any place.
I thought that I was pretty hep,
but now I know I’m out of step.
I long for the time not long ago,
when such words were a big no-no.
You’ll find in Webster’s Dictionary,
good words both rare and ordinary,
that would explain your feelings better
than expletives and the F-letter.
Joyce Johnson 7/14/12
Copyright © Joyce Johnson | Year Posted 2012
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