Saturday, July 11, 2009

Expletive Deleted

No matter how outraged, no matter how justified,
Or how good it feels, “fuck” cannot be used.
Thus the “Supremes” have decided.
And who can question their wisdom.

That holds for “fucked”, “fucking” and “fuck-up”.
How many sexual outrages were committed
Under the influence of a screamed obscenity?
Change “fuck” to “intercourse” and rapes drop 50%.

Of course army sergeants will have difficulties.
Basic training is conducted under the “fuck” commands
Changing “fucking recruits”, idiots, push-ups, etc
To “intercoursing recruits”, seems a little weak.

What is the need for the offending adjective or adverb?
Why a fucking disaster?
Others might counter, does the description “fucking disaster”,
Set off primal desires?

It’s the lewd, coarse edge to the word
That makes “fuck” anathema to gentle, right thinking, people.
Children should be protected from such vulgarity,
Or is that poverty and abuse?

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