Misfit

Pussy and melons,
Prick and balls,
As a child I've learnt them all.

Decent words
they've always been
Until some changed the way they're seen.

You are a misfit
if these you use
as harmless words, you'll sound confused.

They think you shouldn't
use such words,
in ways other than they've always heard.

A happy merry word
like gay
Is now understood in another way.

You are a misfit
if you don't say
it in a homosexual way.

Cheeks and lips
are now seen by many
as hidden parts of the anatomy.

So are tits,
a slang for teats,
Those baby birds won't find it neat.

Of all the animals
we've been taught,
the cock and the ass are most distraught,

Following closely
is the bitch,
who hates the way her name is pitched.

You are a misfit
if you use
such words carelessly in your muse.

For they have changed
from what they've been,
from what they always used to mean.

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Misfit