Hole In My Head
"Call me if you need me;"
To my husband, this I said.
So he replied, "I need you like
A (pause) hole in my head!"
In Yiddish, this expression
Translates to a "lokh in kop,"
A phrase I heard a million times
When I was growing up.
Though what we call "4-letter words"
Were naturally forbiddish,
You always could put someone down
With insults gleaned from Yiddish.
Copyright © Ilene Bauer | Year Posted 2018
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