Child Word Expression
When angry, hurt or full of tension,
Cursing words the child will mention.
Frustration, conflict, needs athwarted.
The child swears; attacks aborted.
Adults use words, what do they mean?
The child's not told. Now he's obscene.
Which words to use from inventory:
Religious, sexual, excretory?
Dogma, rules say I'm a sinner.
Profanity for the beginner.
Sexual impulse still tabooed.
Although condemned, hotly pursued.
Fece is seldom understood.
Is stool then proper, right and good?
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABBCCDDEEBBBB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 473 |
Words | 74 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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