Of that body part men activate
to urinate or procreate –
as the case or need may be –
it’s clinical terminology
is still considered by many
as off limits in polite society
whereas its vulgar substitutes
still more than ever constitute
the norm, though by the puritanical
are condemned as inexcusable.
And, therefore, to circumvent
their use and avoid embarrassment
they’ve been discreetly sanitized
and inoffensively euphemized
or camouflaged, whichever term
will spare you to least squirm –
like peepee, whatchamacallit,
skin faucet, little man, or whatsit.
Whereas using even the proper
or vulgar words will cause a shudder
leading to outbreaks of friction
by those who abhor such diction.
Even a French menu word like “coq”
(rooster, as in “coq au vin”) will shock,
and unless it’s correctly vocalized,
please leave that one unanglicized!
Categories:
euphemized, humor,
Form: Didactic
'Peaceful Protests Intensified' --
So the morrow's headlines certified
But how'd reporters turn blind eyes
To fire-bombings that terrorized
a downtown stunned and traumatized
Why was ugly violence euphemized
~ as 'Peaceful Protests Intensified'
Categories:
euphemized, betrayal, city, violence,
Form: Monorhyme
I read through the eyes through my eyes that seek
What’s hindered by the lips that could be real
On the tip of the tongue tied dark and sleek,
Pulled back to the throat in shiver and chill.
‘Derneath a euphemized stab in the chest
I feel the wincing of the cross-stitched mouth,
And or trace the irony on a jest
And know turning cheeks of deceit and doubt.
I hear rebellion in deep wide silence,
And the rain that has not fallen at all;
The leaves are whistling of rage for vengeance
For trees complains that birds migrate by fall.
When my feet touch the warm ground I know
The palpable grass just screams “Let me go!”
Categories:
euphemized, feelings, wisdom,
Form: Sonnet
Up sprang a gust of playful wind
scattering cherry blossom in this Maytime spring
swirling about legs, old and rickety
leaving a scene of enchanting serendipity
'twas a canines randomly sprinkled stools
transformed into petal encrusted jewels
euphemized on this fine day
which nature wind and circumstance favour
a setting made possible by a mongrels behaviour
an accidental work of art
forged by the elements taking part
this vision of wonder, the soul to delight
blossom covered,,,,,,,lumps of shite.
Categories:
euphemized, funny,
Form: Rhyme