Rubbish

I thought that I should say what I mean On the subject of ‘****’ and its synonyms— Derrida’s caveat notwithstanding. We alternatively dub it turd, crap, poop, etc. But the whole set of synonyms, Given its connotation, is not politically correct. Of course I do have my points. It is true that the referent has A lot of nuisance value – as what is not – And hence the connotation. If you leave, for instance, a child On a commode unattended…! But you should respect it for some other reasons: What if your **** refused to leave your bowels, Or by chance or mischance mixed With other solids (or fluids) in the body? Or made hell as it left The other end of the alimentary canal? All that you may, then, insist upon is: There’s a place for everything And you don’t want ‘****’ in unwanted places. Fine. On the positive side, however, What is **** to you is business For a pathologist or physician. So they would all call it sample, Excrement, feces, refuse, etc. For a farmer, it’s fertilizer. So, s/he would call it night soil. For civic workers, it’s rubbish. So, why this negative connotation? I’m not here to prescribe. I am no Webster or Fowler. I would, however,insist that The present connotation should go! ***